Girl Meets Boy: Because There Are Two Sides to Every Story
Featuring:
- Kelly Milner Halls
- Chris Crutcher
- Rebecca Fjelland Davis
- Terry Davis
- Terry Trueman
- Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Rita Williams-Garcia
- Sara Ryan
- Randy Powell
- Joseph Brochac
- Ellen Wittlinger
- James Howe
What do guys and girls really think? Twelve of the most dynamic and engaging YA authors writing today team up for this one-of-a-kind collection of “he said/she said” stories-he tells it from the guy’s point of view, she tells it from the girl’s. These are stories of love and heartbreak. There’s the good-looking jock who falls for a dangerous girl, and the flipside, the toxic girl who never learned to be loved; the basketball star and the artistic (and shorter) boy she never knew she wanted; the gay boy looking for love online and the girl who could help make it happen. Each story in this unforgettable collection teaches us that relationships are complicated-because there are two sides to every story.
I was able to participate in a short interview with Editor of Girl Meets Boy, Kelly Milner Halls.
What did you like most about going from your nonfiction books to writing and editing a YA?
I have long been a YA reader — a fan of young adult literature. So joining the YA ranks is the best part of adding GIRL MEETS BOY to my resume of nonfiction books, without a doubt. To stand with such brilliant story tellers is an honor and a thrill. I hope it’s the first of many, but I still love writing nonfiction, too. Understanding MISUNDERSTANDING better.
Describe Girl Meets Boy in three words.
Understanding MISUNDERSTANDING better.
What is something about Girl Meets Boy that we may not know just from reading the blurb?
Each of the twelve writers created their stories long before we had a publisher or an advance to share. They did the work purely on speculation, before Chronicle Books stepped in to bring the stories to life.
Wattpad Contest
The Girl Meets Boy writing contest is now live on Wattpad!
Wattpad is featuring the guy’s side of the story, and inviting their members to write same scene from the girl’s perspective. Stories should be no more than 300 words long, and the deadline is February 8th. Winners will be announced on February 14th.
One Grand Prize winner will get:
· A copy of Girl Meets Boy signed by all 12 contributors
· A critique of 25 pages of writing by editor Kelly Milner Halls
· A 30-minute Skype consultation with Kelly
· A copy of Kelly’s favorite how-to book on writing
Four runners-up will win a copy of Girl Meets Boy signed by all 12 contributors
And for readers of The Story Siren I have a copy of Girl Meets Boy signed by all contributors for one lucky winner!
Official Contest information:
- to enter, please fill out the form below
- entrants must be 13 years of age or older
- contest open to US/CANADA Only
- the winner will be announced on this blog post at the conclusion of the contest
- the winner will be notified by email and will have 72 hours to reply or a new winner will be chosen.
- DO NOT PUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION
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The boys! To finally get a peek into how they think:)
Gah, I’ve been really wanting to read this! Thanks for the giveaway! I hope I win one sometime…
I’m excited to read about everything! This book sounds perfect for me.
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I so want to know how guys think because all guys think that girl’s need a training manual and all we care about is our looks while they want to get in our pants. I want to know what they think about crushing on someone and see how hard they fall.
Thank you for the giveaway!!!
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I think I’m more excited to read from the point of view of the boys, to get a little different perspective =)
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As long as it’s good and well written I really don’t mind either way.
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Oooh this sounds so good! I think I’m more excited to read from the boys’ points of view just because most (although not all) YA books seem to be written from girls’ points of view, so it’ll be interesting to see the other side.
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The boys! The girls are always narrating the lovey stuff. Let’s hear from a boy!
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i think the boy’s point of view will be interesting
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I think the boys POV would be more interesting. Most YA books are from the girl’s POV so it would be a nice change.
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I would love to know the guys point of view other then the girls…lol It will interesting to read..:D
I think the boys point of view just so I can see things from another perspective.
Probably the boys POV. I cannot wait to see the dual perspective, like in Future of Us.
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I think that my favorite thing will be that I get to read both perspectives! But I do tend towards liking girls perspectives a little bit more.
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I think i’d like to read from both, but maybe the boys more, since I am a girl, so I know how we think. =D
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I am most excited to read from the boys’ point of view, as that’s not something we see very often in YA!:)
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I’m most excited for the views from the boys. Most of the YA literature I pick up is from the girl’s perspective, especially if there is a romance involved.
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I always love reading from boys perspectives, try to get into the mind of the enemy! JK
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Definitely the boys POV!!
This seems like such a cute idea! I can’t wait to read it!
I think I’m most excited to read from the girls perspective, their stories seem pretty interesting
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I think both the girls and boys. They will both be interesting to read.
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I am way more excited to read from the boys’ POV!
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The boys! I think I know how girls think.
Probably the boy’s. I haven’t read too many with their POV so it will be a fun change. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Probably the boys, because I’m a girl; so their side is more predictable to me.
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Boys. I like getting in their heads
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I’m excited to read from the boys’ perspectives because that’s a rare thing to find in young adult literature.
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awesome!!
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I’m more excited to read the boys side of the stories…it would be nice to see some things from their side once in a while.
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Like most people, I’m especially interested in the boys’ side…I tend to read more books from a female POV anyway, and then only a small fraction of male-POV stories are about romance, anyways.
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This looks totally adorable! And a 25 page critique would be AWESOME!
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Hmm, I think I’m more interested in reading the guys’ POV. Thanks for the giveaway! <3
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Definitely the boys POV! Thanks for the giveaway!!
The BOYS <3 I've seen this book circulating and it would be nice to read it!
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Definitely the boys – I know how girls think, but it’s always interesting to me to peek into the mind of The Guys
The boys! I mean i’d be kinda intersting to know what they are thinking!
Wow, that’s quite the list of awesome contributors! Sounds like a must-read.
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I guess I’d like to see the guy’s perspective. 75% of YA books seem to be told from a girl’s POV, so it’s interesting when you read it from a guy’s. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
The boys’ point of view! I think it’d be interesting to see their thoughts haha.
This book sounds really interesting. I can’t wait to read it.
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I’m actually more excited to read from the girls POV. I want to lust after the guys along with the girls.
Are you more excited to read from the point of view of the girls or the boys? Boys because I like to read from another point of view….I am a girl so I understand but when I read from a boys point of view I get insight.
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Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I am more excited to read from the POV of the boys, so that I can see what’s going through their heads!
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The boys! I love getting to know a little bit more about how they think:)
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Definitely the boy’s POV!
The boys, definitely
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I think I’m more excited to read from the point of view of the boys.
The girls! It’s always more romantic from their point of view because I can pretend like I’m them
the boys
I am so excited to read from a boys point of view. I honestly do not think that there are enough books out there written in this POV. I love reading from their POV
WOW! This looks AMAZING!!! I’m definitely getting it even if I don’t win.
I’m actually looking forward to reading the boys POV.
Boys because it is hard to know what they are thinking
Boys POV!
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I really want to win! This book has been on my To-Read since I first heard about it!
I’m really interested to read the boy pov
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wow! What an awesome book concept. I think often times women only think they know what the guy is thinking. I hope to win this book.
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I’ve been excited for this one since I first saw it in your IMM. It seems like such a great concept :]
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I think that the guys point of view would be great… as long as its realistic. I dont know to many guys who are lovey dovey over the top crazy like girls can be and it bothers me to read stories where they are like that lol
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I am just really excited to read from both points of view. You don’t usually get that and it sounds extremely interesting!
Never heard of this one, but it looks cool.
I am excited to hear from both points of review. Its nice to know what men are thinking too. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
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Haha, it’d be nice to get a guy’s perspective
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I’m interested in reading from the boy’s POV. It’ll be interesting to see how they’re actually thinking!
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The boys! There aren’t enough books from boys point of view in my opinion!!
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I’m interested to read from the boys point of view. I’m a girl and it would be really interesting to see how guys think!
Boys, of course! I want to peek into their minds
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Boys! Since they’ve got a different perspective and I want to know how they would assess a situation or react to one:) SO yeah! Definitely Boys:) Thanks for this awesome giveaway! I hope I get a book~ Even though it’d just be the signed copy by all 12:) weeeeeeee~ I will dream big:> HAHAHAHA~
I am interested to read from a guys point of view because I don’t read a lot of books that are from a guys point of view. I think that would be interesting.
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Probably the boys, since most of the books I read are from the point of view of the girls.
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Thanks for the opportunity!
The girls! I really want to read this based on your review!
I think that I’m more excited to read from the boys point of view because it’ll probably be a lot more interesting from their perspective of everything
Thanks for the giveaway!
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There’s an abundance of YA books from the girls POV, so it would be refreshing to hear what boys have to say. Thanks for the chance to win!
There are so many YA books out there that are about a female lead or from the female’s POV, I would love to read a book from the guys POV for a change
I definitely want to read from the point of the boys. It can bring different perspectives and so much intriguing
I am definitely more excited to read from the guys point of view! Seeing as I am a girl I would love to hear about things from their perspective that as a girl I usually don’t think about or hear about directly from them!
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The boys! I like to read from a different perspective since I am a girl.
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Dear Kristi,
I cant help but LOVING reading from both, girls and boys’ point of view!! Yet, I mostly read girls’ pov but I am always eager to read boys’ pov as well! It is totally fun and refreshing!! =D Love both side of the stories ^_^
THnx so much for this giveaway!!! yay!!!!!!!!!! ^_____^
Muah! ^_^
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Boys… because I’m a girl. XD
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From the boys of course!
The boys…I already know how girls think
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I am def more excited to read the boys point of view. As a girl, I’m always curious as to what guys really think and how they operate, so I love when I get to read a love story from a guys perspective. It’s always nice to see two sides of the story as well.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I prefer reading from the perspective of girls.
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I think is equal, because the girls usually tell a story and you can feel the emotions the intensity of what they feel, and I would really like to know how the boys think, but since every head is a world, I don’t think it will work as a parameter for future references, lol. But it sounds like it’s an interesting reading!
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Boy’s POV definitely.
I would like to read from the Guys POV. You don’t see to many that are and i think it would br interesting.
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The boys of course! It’s cool to see their side of the relationship
Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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This book looks really interesting. Looking forward to reading it
Definitely the boys perspective!
I would say the boy’s POV. It is rare that a book is told from the male’s POV and I find it to be very refreshing when done well.
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I’d definitely be more curious about the male POV. How often do we, as females, really know what a guy is thinking? Well, this book seems like the perfect opportunity to catch a glimpse. Thanks for the giveway!
The boys ! I definitely like this POV !
Thanks for the giveaway !
I’m more exicted to read the guys point of view. Maybe it’ll finally give us girls a way to see what they’re REALLY thinking!
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
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I’ve been hearing so many fantastic things about this novel, and I’m so happy to see you’re having a giveaway! I love all the authors in this novel, and the premise around it.
Thanks for having this!
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And I’m excited about reading the boy’s point of view. There aren’t enough in YA Lit!
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Haha, both. I don’t know much about how boys think, so that’ll be exciting, but I also know that girls often (usually) think differntly than me, so that’ll be cool too.
The cover is gorgeous! I think it will be a great read.
Of course I want to see a love story from the boy’s point of view!
DUHHH!!!
I’ve read one book from a guy’s point of view, and that was ‘No More Us For You’ by David Hernandez.(Written in both perspectives.)
It was ridiculously good. So I looked for more love stories written by boy’s point of view, and I couldn’t find one. So, being the dramatic whiny b that I am, I spiraled into a long depression for days.
Being a romance (especially insta-love) fan, I’ve read a lot of YA books from the girl’s point of view. I’ve read some guy’s point of view, but that was from psychological thrillers (which I also love). Since I haven’t actually experienced love myself, the thing that interests me the most is how guys feel about it. Will it stay lovey-dovey, goo-goo eyes? Will he still be obsessed with sex? Will he still have a dirty mind?
Questions, questions.
But can somebody explain the contest to me? Do you have to enter it on WattPad?
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I’m really excited for the boy’s POV.I think it will be very interesting to see what the boy thinks
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I am excited that we get to take a look from both views! I love the books that jump back and forth between characters.
The boys for sure!
I’m excited about this giveaway *-* I really wanna read this book, thanks for it.
About the question, I wanna read the boys POV, know how they think, I guess. We get love stories written by women in girl’s POV all the time, so I’m more excited about the boys part, but I’m sure the girl’s part is also awesome
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I’d say the boys because you don’t get to see many romances from a guy’s perspective! But I’m excited to see how both stories match up, and hope they end well :]
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The Boys POV:)
It really depends on the book for me. Sometimes I love that it’s the girls POV and other times I wish it would be from the boy POV. I love when they take a book and make a section (or all of it) from a boys POV after you read the book already. I LOVE the switch!!
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