Good Golly Miss Holly: Waiting on Wednesday #25

Waiting on Wednesday #25

Nov

2010

This Girl Is Different by JJ Johnson

Instores: April 2011

I've always been extremely curious into the world of homeschoolers and I expect this to be a bit like Mean Girls flipped on it's head. I think we all know how confronting the high school culture is and just how difficult it would be to face for the very first time as a senior.

Summary from Goodreads: This girl is different… That’s what Evie has always told herself—and it’s true. Home-schooled by her counter culture mom, she’s decided to see what high school is like for the first time—for her senior year. And what a year it is. As it turns out, it’s not just Evie who’s Different. Lots of people are. Many of her assumptions about others are turned on their heads as she makes friends with kids her own age for the first time, discovers what’s good and what’s bad about high school, and learns lessons about power and its abuse—both by the administration and by Evie herself.

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Melissa · 757 weeks ago

I've never heard of this one before, but I love the sound of it! Great pick this week, Holly! :)

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hollyy___x 82p · 757 weeks ago

Thank you.

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Britt · 757 weeks ago

This sounds really fantastic. I love that cover art too. Thanks for sharing!

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hollyy___x 82p · 757 weeks ago

Great cover art can be deceiving sometimes!

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Julia · 757 weeks ago

Hmmm this should be interesting since I am homeschooled myself. Definitely curious to see how the author portrays those who are homeschooled as compared to those who are public schooled.

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hollyy___x 82p · 757 weeks ago

I've always been interested in the topic, especially missing out on the whole social experience of it all.

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readsamread 53p · 757 weeks ago

I love the cover and the title - sounds like it'll be an awesome book!

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hollyy___x 82p · 757 weeks ago

Cool.

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mrsderaps 56p · 757 weeks ago

This book sounds super awesome. Thanks!

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hollyy___x 82p · 757 weeks ago

Adding it to your wish list?

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Katie · 757 weeks ago

Wow, I don't think I've ever even heard of a book with a main character who has been home-schooled (Except for Libby on Wednesday - which I LOVE!). Thanks for bringing "This Girl is Different" to my attention!

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hollyy___x 82p · 757 weeks ago

NP.

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nic · 757 weeks ago

Good pick Holly! Never heard of it before so thanks for putting it on my radar!

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Dazzling Mage · 757 weeks ago

Oooh, interesting. Great pick. =)

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Christi · 757 weeks ago

Another book to add to my to-read pile; thanks for bringing it to my attention!

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Tara · 757 weeks ago

Very cool! I love Waiting on Wednesday - I always find awesome new books I hadn't heard of, like this one. I love reading books about different forms of schooling I'm not used to (ie homeschool, boarding schools, etc) and this cover is awesome. I'll definitely be checking this one out :)

Here's what I'm waiting for this week :)

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Michelle · 757 weeks ago

As a current homeschooling family, it's great to see fiction books about it...I'm curious to how the author portrays the main character and my hope its as close to genuine as possible.

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