The Exact Opposite of Okay“Laura Steven simultaneously destroyed the patriarchy and made me laugh so hard I choked. I will protect Izzy O'Neill with my life.” —Becky Albertalli, author of SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA Bitingly funny and shockingly relevant, The Exact Opposite of Okay is a bold, brave, and necessary read for fans of Louise O’Neill and Jennifer Mathieu. Eighteen-year-old Izzy O’Neill knows exactly who she is—a loyal friend, an aspiring comedian, and a person who believes that milk shakes and Reese’s peanut butter cups are major food groups. But after she’s caught in a compromising position with the son of a politician, it seems like everyone around her is eager to give her a new label: slut. Izzy is certain that the whole thing will blow over and she can get back to worrying about how she doesn’t reciprocate her best friend Danny’s feelings for her and wondering how she is ever going to find a way out of their small town. Only it doesn’t. And while she’s used to laughing her way out of any situation, as she finds herself first the center of high school gossip and then in the middle of a national scandal, it’s hard even for her to find humor in the situation. Izzy may be determined not to let anyone else define who she is, but that proves easier said than done when it seems like everyone has something to say about her. |
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... energy for important things like laughing and sex. Don't look at me like that. This is a book about a sex scandal, did you really expect me to be a nun and/or the Virgin Mary? Tuesday, September 13 6:51 a.m. Going back to Hello.
... laughs his merry Swedish laugh. “Or science. See above.” Another endearing chuckle. As a feminist I feel immediately guilty, because everyone is trying to encourage girls into STEM subjects now, but to be honest I'm not dedicated enough ...
... laughter is nonexistent. Carson smirks and holds up his pad of paper, revealing a ballpoint-pen doodle scribbled in ... laugh, and if the rumors are anything to go by, his family isn't exactly rolling in cash either. In fact I think I ...
... laughs, cracking heartily into the packet of peanut butter cups I've plonked in front of her. “Yes, in hindsight we ... laugh, while also having the breathing room to tell an actual story. The logline [i.e., a one-sentence pitch] is ...
... laughing with your best friends and turning your alarm off on weekends and pizza and snow days and milk shakes and movies and waffles. [Should I be concerned that so many of these things are food related? Is my endless appetite really ...
Contents
Thursday September 15 | |
Saturday September 17 | |
Monday September 19 | |
Tuesday September 20 | |
Friday September 23 | |
Tuesday September 27 | |
Thursday September 29 | |
Friday September 30 | |
Monday October 3 | |
Wednesday October 5 | |
Friday October 7 | |
Tuesday October 11 | |
Wednesday October 12 | |
Friday October 14 | |
Wednesday September 28 | |
Acknowledgments | |