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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... mean, why else would he show me his doodle? Or am I just an incredible narcissist? Probably the latter. Either way ... means academia is not exactly my preferred environment. It's almost like teachers don't want to be told their subject ...
... mean, do any of us really like our teachers? When I walk in, she's sitting behind a desk piled high with playbooks, coffee mugs, and a massive beige computer that looks like it's from the nineties [good old budget cuts]. The whole room ...
... mean.” Figures that'd be her next question. “Kind of. But the idea of being in that much debt scares the crap out of me. Especially with no parents to fall back on.” She rolls up the purple sleeves of her wild tunic, revealing a set of ...
... mean, it's not exactly moonlighting when it's her only job. But it sounds more glamorous if you say it that way. In reality she works twelve-hour shifts on bunion-addled feet and is in almost constant pain because of it, but there's ...
... mean, it's pretty off-brand for you to care about people. In fact, short of an alien parasite feasting on your brain, I'm not convinced you have the capacity to like more than three individuals at any given time, and those slots are ...
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 | |