Not That Kind Of Girl

Seventeen-year-old Natalie Sterling, a B-minus-meets-type-A student, has just been elected student council president. It’s not quite as glamorous as it sounds, but it definitely gets interesting when she tries to ‘rehabilitate’ a pack of hyper-sexualized freshmen girls whose pep rally prank tarnishes their school’s reputation. Natalie wants to teach them that sex isn’t important--while at the same time she gets involved in her first relationship (and tries to keep it a secret). As her public life and secret romance intertwine, Natalie has to learn how to live in the real world--and discover the difference between sex as a ploy and sex as something meaningful.What Mean Girls did for girl bullying, Not That Kind of Girl does for girls’ empowerment. With an honest heart and a fearless eye, Siobhan Vivian conveys what it’s like to be caught in the virgin/slut conundrum--and how middle ground is often the best place to be.

Siobhan Vivian is the acclaimed author of Not That Kind of Girl, hailed by Kirkus Reviews as a “powerful, involving exploration of teen girls’ identities and relationships,” Same Difference, and A Little Friendly Advice. A Jersey girl by birth and a Brooklyn girl at heart, Siobhan currently lives in Pittsburgh, PA, and on the web at www.siobhanvivian.com.