The Goodbye Girls

by Lisa Harrington

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Pub Date 26 Apr 2018 | Archive Date 6 Sep 2018

Teens & YA

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Description

The students at Lizzie's high school are notoriously terrible at breakups. Forget awkward conversations—they're dumping each other via text. Inspired by the terrible breakups around her, sixteen-year-old Lizzie, strapped for cash and itching to go on the school's band trip to NYC, teams up with her best friend, Willa, to create a genius business: personalized gift baskets—breakup baskets—sent from dumper to dumpee. The Goodbye Girls operate in secret, and business is booming. But it's not long before someone begins sabotaging The Goodbye Girls, sending impossibly cruel baskets to seemingly random targets, undermining everything Lizzie and Willa have built and jeopardizing their anonymity. Soon family, friendship, and a budding romance are on the line. Will Lizzie end up saying goodbye to the business for good?

The students at Lizzie's high school are notoriously terrible at breakups. Forget awkward conversations—they're dumping each other via text. Inspired by the terrible breakups around her...

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ARCs available in January 2018

Available Editions

EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781771086356
PRICE	CA$15.95 (CAD)
PAGES	256

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Featured Reviews

Colleen M, Reviewer

Read this in one sitting. It was a nice, light YA read and exactly what I needed. I really enjoyed the writing and the premise.

I really liked that things didn’t end in a cliche way. The ending actually surprised me.

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Jess K, Bookseller

I loved this book, mainly because none of the guesses I had about the ending came completely true. It is hard to surprise me with books anymore so when one does it usually ends up In the favorite category. It is a fast paced edge of your seat, gotta finish it before I go to bed book.

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Reviewer 393303

This was NOT as cliched as I was expecting it to be! Surprisingly, I requested this on a whim and really enjoyed the writing and characters. It hooked me from the start and even after I finished it, I couldn't stop thinking about the plot.

Highly recommended!

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Kayla P, Reviewer

I really enjoyed this one! I loved the way the characters bond together to find who did it and the fact that these girls are strong!

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April F, Reviewer

This book was an enjoyable and quick read. If you enjoy the sibling rivalry trope, which is very present in this book, then you will love this book.

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Cheryl T, Reviewer

This was a sweet and emotional book which took us along the thoughts and feelings of teenage girls. Full of everything you’d think of in a book of teenage children!