{"product_id":"hello-girls-isbn-9780062803429","title":"Hello Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/em\u003e gets remade in this powerful, darkly funny novel from acclaimed authors Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry. When Winona and Lucille have had enough of the controlling men in their lives, they take their rage on the road to make a new life for themselves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinona has been starving for life in the seemingly perfect home that she shares with her seemingly perfect father, celebrity weatherman Stormy Olsen. No one knows that he locks the pantry door to control her eating and leaves bruises where no one can see them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucille has been suffocating beneath the needs of her mother and her drug-dealing brother, wondering if there’s more out there for her than disappearing waitress tips and a lifetime of barely getting by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne harrowing night, Winona and Lucille realize they can’t wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. One hour later, they’re armed with a plan that will take them from their small Michigan town to Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible can’t hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChased by the oppression, toxicity, and powerlessness that has held them down, Winona and Lucille must reclaim their strength if they are going to make their daring escape—and get away with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrittany Cavallaro is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling Charlotte Holmes series. Emily Henry is the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBook Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeople We Meet on Vacation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBeach Read.\u003c\/em\u003e Together, they have created \"a razor-sharp union of sidesplitting dark comedy, fierce feminism, and poignant friendship, paced like an Alfa-Romeo at full throttle, and written in gleaming, perfect, gut-punch sentences.” (Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Serpent King)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A stirring tale of female friendship, loyalty, and the depth of love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMindy McGinnis, Edgar Award-winning author of The Female of the Species\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The girls’ voices are authentic, and readers will enjoy a feeling of female empowerment as they follow them on their road trip... Drawing inspiration from \u003cem\u003eThelma \u0026amp; Louise\u003c\/em\u003e, this book provides a fun, fast-paced plot with resourceful feminist protagonists.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of nonstop action will enjoy the collaborative novel’s unrelenting pace.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If Gillian Flynn decided to write a YA novel, it might go something like this...Cavallaro and Henry write with sharp, crisp voices, imbuing their heroines with wit and outsized imagination. They capture the idiosyncrasies of young female friendship with startling acuity, nailing the deep care and love of these relationships... A novel that taps into something elemental about the ferocity of female adolescence and luxuriates in that space to create a page-turning tale with a potent electric current at its heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If Gillian Flynn decided to write a YA novel, it might go something like this...Cavallaro and Henry write with sharp, crisp voices, imbuing their heroines with wit and outsized imagination. They capture the idiosyncrasies of young female friendship with startling acuity... A novel that taps into something elemental about the ferocity of female adolescence... a page-turning tale with a potent electric current at its heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s easy to draw parallels between \u003cem\u003eHello Girls \u003c\/em\u003eand other dark girl-power comedies like \u003cem\u003eThelma and Louise\u003c\/em\u003e, but Cavallaro and Henry offer something extra in Lucille and Winona’s relationship... The high stakes come across as genuine and realistic, and the girls tackle their traumas with grit and humor. Readers will find comfort in the resilience of the characters and the strength of their friendship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHello Girls \u003c\/em\u003eis exactly the kind of smart, angry, tender-hearted, patriarchy-dismantling story that I’ve been hungering for, with a gorgeous, complex friendship at its core. Beautifully written, with a thrumming vitality in every sentence and characters so real that their passions, hurts, and triumphs will leave you breathless.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn and Sawkill Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Holy cats, I loved this book. Electric and powerful and so, so smart, \u003cem\u003eHello Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is the YA \u003cem\u003eThelma \u0026amp; Louise\u003c\/em\u003e I didn’t know was missing from my life. Winona and Lucille--and Cavallaro + Henry--make a fierce, fantastic team.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times bestselling author Katie Cotugno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHello Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is a razor-sharp union of sidesplitting dark comedy, fierce feminism, and poignant friendship, paced like an Alfa-Romeo at full throttle, and written in gleaming, perfect, gutpunch sentences.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHello Girls\u003c\/em\u003e made me want to hit the road with my best friend. 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