false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255805764m/2991399.jpg 2991399 1 Figuring out who you are is more than just picking drama club over cheerleading and Lily isn't the first high school freshman to be a bit confused over who she wants to be. When Lily wins a major role in the school's musical, she sees new ways to fit in, yet still be herself. Plus, Paolo, the totally hot guy who doesn't make fun of her rather vintage John Wayne obsession, is also going to be in the production. <P>The thrill of her new place in school dims when Lily returns to the real drama of her home life. Dangerous men swirl around her needy mother and traumatized older sister and the men who she used to count on are either inconsistent or dead. Lily wishes for someone to stand up and take charge, someone strong just like her movie hero, John Wayne. Writing letters to the dead screen legend, Lily struggles to find someone to believe in, ultimately finding a hero inside herself. 3021862 1 8 2008 Girl, Hero total:53|5:17|4:16|3:15|2:5|1:0| 53 204 154 19 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:22:54 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:23:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 19:43:17 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 20:37:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 12 13:14:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 13:15:21 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:23:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:28:07 -0700 2009
Her mom's new boyfriend begins drinking hard early in the day, her mom's acting like a teenager in love, her pregnant sister comes over with bruises from her husband and her dad -- when he remembers her -- comes by wearing blue tights and an anklet. She console...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 23 15:41:38 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 15:56:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 14:47:15 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 14:47:27 -0800 2008
I love the spunky protagonist. She’s funny, smart, and so devoted to the things she does. She’s a real feminist, a real heroine, or trying to become one, anyway. Lily thinks that she can help everyone just like John Wayne, this dead guy whom she writes woeful let...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 11:52:08 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 11:54:20 -0700 2008
I don't know why I was surprised by Girl, Hero being so wonderfully fantastic. I enjoyed both of Carrie Jones' previous novels: Tips on Having a Gay (Ex) Boyfriend, and Love (and Other Uses For Duct Tape). Perhaps it was the John Wayne factor. You see, the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 28 20:31:01 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 20:31:22 -0700 2008
Liliana's (or Lili, as her friends and family call her) world is slowly falling apart.

Her mother's new boyfriend is a freak who has a nasty alcohol addiction and creeps Lili out as he stands silently outside of her bedroom every night. T...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 06:50:03 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 13:35:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 05:04:33 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 05:10:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 25 10:06:10 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 10:06:53 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:42:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:43:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 02 19:08:53 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 19:09:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Nov 10 10:26:06 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:59:28 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 17:31:39 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 16:21:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 11:03:03 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 04:13:48 -0700 2008 Girl, Hero, but I was also a bit disappointed because I expected something funnier. Laughing aloud when reading the author's blog (along with positive reviews of her other books) is what made me decide to read it.
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