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Transgender & Nonbinary FictionLGBTQ+ Young Adult

If I Was Your Girl

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  • 2016 first published
  • 312 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (11 ratings)
  • 11 editions
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Published in 2016, If I Was Your Girl is a trans fiction and LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel by Meredith Russo. It deals with love, secrets, high schools and transgender youth.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, and 133 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

At about 312 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About If I Was Your Girl

Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she’s determined not to get too close to anyone. But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can’t help but start to let him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything about herself, including her past. But Amanda’s terrified that once she tells him the truth, he won't be able to see past it. Because the secret that Amanda’s been keeping? It's that at her old school, she used to be Andrew. Will the truth cost Amanda her new life, and her new love?
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Love
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance
  • Secrets
  • High schools
  • Transgender youth
  • Sex change
  • Transgender people
  • Secrecy
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Bullying
  • Gender identity
  • Children's fiction
  • Sex role
  • LGBTQ gender identity
  • LGBTQ young adult
  • Stonewall Book Awards

Quick answers

Who wrote If I Was Your Girl?

If I Was Your Girl was written by Meredith Russo and first published in 2016.

What genre is If I Was Your Girl?

It is usually shelved as Transgender & Nonbinary Fiction and LGBTQ+ Young Adult.

How long is If I Was Your Girl?

The median edition has 312 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to If I Was Your Girl?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Art of Being Normal, Beautiful Music for Ugly Children and Felix Ever After.

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