"Sisterhood across social divides and self-determination underpin this powerful gender-flipped re-invention of The Outsiders"
December 2021 Book of the Month
Gritty, authentic and inspirational, Jennifer Mathieu’s Bad Girls Never Say Die explores the tangled aftermath of an assault with incredible power. There’s tragedy, there’s heartache and, above all, tremendous love felt through this story of a young woman who bravely resolves to forge her own path (“I refuse to live my life for someone else”). In short, it’s the perfect coming of age novel.
Like SE Hinton’s The Outsiders (on which this is based), Bad Girls Never Say Die is set in the sixties against a backdrop of deep social divide. Evie and her friends are from the wrong side of the tracks - bad girls who are seen as “trash.” But when Evie is assaulted by a rich kid, she’s saved by one of his kind - beautiful, wealthy Diane, but her sisterly action has tragic consequences.
Though set some decades ago, the themes of Bad Girls Never Say Die remain as resonant today - class division, class conflict, and the bad that comes from making judgements on the basis of background and appearance. Then there’s the friendship, peer pressure, loyalty, and falling in love. The unfair family expectations, troubled home-lives, and the fact that it’s “different for boys”, who are afforded greater far freedoms than girls. Gripping, relatable and emotionally engaging, Bad Girls Never Say Die is a triumph.
In this riveting story of murder, secrets, and tragedy, Jennifer Mathieu reimagines S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders from a female perspective. Bad Girls Never Say Die has all the drama and heartache of that teen classic, but with a feminist take just right for our times.
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In this riveting story of murder, secrets, and tragedy, Jennifer Mathieu reimagines S. E.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Bad Girls Never Say Die and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Bad Girls Never Say Die features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), PSHE: Sexuality, Gender and Relationships, Romance / Relationship Stories, Star Books, Featured Books for Young Adults
Hardback, Paperback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
Bad Girls Never Say Die was written by Jennifer Mathieu and published by Hodder Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Bad Girls Never Say Die has 320 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
