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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... shakes and racism. Anyway, we go there because the milk shakes are actually pretty good. And whenever I'm here, I like to embrace oldfashioned language, not just from the 1950s but also the whole of human history. It doth be a very ...
... shake. The henna on her hands is beginning to fade after her cousin's Hindu wedding last month. “I 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 ...
... shakes.” And then he slides out of the booth and walks up to the cash register, where a large-of-breast freshman greets him with as much enthusiasm as she can muster for minimum wage. “What on earth was that about?” I whisper to Ajita ...
... shakes and movies and waffles. [Should I be concerned that so many of these things are food related? Is my endless appetite really my raison d'être? Probably.] But still. We're all doomed to a limited number of sun orbits before we ...
... shakes. As a result, Martha's was so quiet there wasn't enough work for Betty, and I ended up having to pawn the camera to cover our gas bill. It sucked, but you do what you have to do. “Nah, it's all right,” I say to Betty. “I'm just ...
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 | |