Shalta Dicaire Fardin is a Gender Studies graduate, who works in
advertising. She lives in Toronto, Ontario, and for her four-legged
child Jasper.
Sarah Sahagian is a PhD Candidate in Gender Studies and also writes
about pop culture on the internet. She wants nothing more than to
tell stories that show teenage girls how strong they really are. In
high school, Sarah was an internationally ranked public speaker and
debater, representing Canada multiple times at the World Individual
Debating and Public Speaking Championship. She lives in
Toronto.
Sarah Sahagian is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Feminist and Women's
Studies at York University in Toronto. In her academic writing
career, she is the co-editor of Mother of Invention: How Our
Mothers Influenced Us as Academics and Activists (2013) and The
Mother-Blame Game (2015). During her time off from academia, Sarah
is a regular contributor to the award-winning feminist blog Gender
Focus, writing feminist critiques of popular culture and
meditations on various feminist issues of the day. She moonlights
as a comedy writer for the Canadian satirical news magazine, The
Beaverton. GOOD GIRLS (Inanna Publications, 2016) is her first
novel. She lives in Toronto.
"An excellent addition for realistic fiction collections in any
school or public library."
--School Library Journal"Authors Fardin and Sahagian have both been
involved in gender studies, at Queen's and York respectively, and
have a professional interest in women's cultural issues."
--Toronto Star "Good Girls is as refreshing as it is original, and
it's definitely one of a kind. Every teenage conversation and
snarky aside in the book is completely genuine, and makes the
reader feel like they are right back in high school, even if they
did not experience the trappings and social hierarchy of an
all-girls private school or academic competition. Good Girls not
only captures the thrill of a first kiss, but also the thrill of
finally finding your way at school. It's Mean Girls and Never Been
Kissed except the nerds are not mathletes or social exiles, they're
the coolest kids in the room. While the book is perfect for its
audience, it also transcends beyond the demographic as a piece of
contemporary nostalgia. Lines like "trust fund loser," "gateway
academic drug," and most importantly, "girls can be ambitious
without being freaks" feel like instant classics. It's Type-A
Gossip Girl-esque gold, and will hopefully serve as the first in a
series of books chronicling what life can be like at or outside of
ABC." --Joanna Adams, TV producer, The Huffington Post Canada assc.
news editor, online columnist"This story adds complexity to the
good girl/cool girl tropes with a swagger that will have you
cheering by the end. Octavia and Allie are a force to be reckoned
with as they break down the social rules that are holding them
back."
--Rebecca Diem, author of the Tales of the Captain Duke"Good Girls
is an exciting and heartfelt introduction to the world of the
prestigious Anne Bradstreet College, where two very different girls
are pushed together as teammates, then friends. Reading about
Octavia and Allie - and the many other quirky and endearing ABC
denizens - is not just entertaining, but also gives us an
opportunity to think about our own relationships with others, and
celebrate our unique strengths."
--Jarrah Hodge, founder of gender-focus.com
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