Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu

 


This book was a lot of fun. Characterized as a female re-telling/re-imagining of The Outsiders, Bad Girls Never Say Die is set in Houston, Texas in 1964. After being rescued from an attack outside of a bathroom, bad girl Evie befriends "Tea Sipper" Diane and welcomes her into her tightly knit group of fellow bad girls. With the help of the Bad Girls, Diane and Evie try to lay low while the news of Diane's crime blows over. When someone else is pegged as the prime suspect, Evie and Diane come up with a plan to right the wrongs and get everyone out of trouble. The only problem is, who's going to believe them?

I grew up loving The Outsiders so when I read the premise for this book I was quite intrigued. I LOVED THIS BOOK. After writing the girl-empowering Moxie, Jennifer Mathieu creates another world where it's ok to be a "bad girl" if that means you are really an empowered and confident girl! I think it's important to note that this book isn't just for girls; boys will love Evie and Diane's story too!

-TK

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