Rules for Being a Girl

Candace Bushnell, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sex and the City , and Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author of 99 Days , team up to write a fierce, propulsive novel about a girl who is preyed upon by a manipulative teacher and finds the power to fight back. Perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Laurie Halse Anderson. It starts before you can even remember: You learn the rules for being a girl. . . . Marin has always been good at navigating these unspoken guidelines. A star student and editor of the school paper, she dreams of getting into Brown University. Marins future seems brightand her young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. Beckett, is always quick to admire her writing and talk books with her. But when Bex takes things too far and comes on to Marin, shes shocked and horrified. Had she somehow led him on? Was it her fault? When Marin works up the courage to tell the administration what happened, no one believes her. Shes forced to face Bex in class every day. Except now, he has an ax to grind. But Marin isnt about to back down. She uses the school newspaper to fight back and she starts a feminist book club at school. She finds alliesand even romancein the most unexpected people, like Gray Kendall, who shed always dismissed as just another lacrosse bro. As things heat up at school and in her personal life, Marin must figure out how to take back the power and write her own rules.