Elana K. Arnold is the author of several books for young readers. She lives in Huntington Beach, California, with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of animals.
"[D]escribes all things 'girl' in the brutally honest way. . . .
Teen girls should read this book, even if it is not easy."--VOYA--
(4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"[H]arsh and beautiful, distant and immediate, furious and
anguished."--Leila Roy, Kirkus Reviews Blog-- (4/17/2017 12:00:00
AM)
"Arnold interweaves myriad landscapes . . . into a narrative
wholeness that is greater than its parts. Unflinchingly candid,
unapologetically girl, and devastatingly vital."--starred, Kirkus
Reviews-- (2/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"Pair this with McGinnis' The Female of the Species for a nuanced
look at the complications of girlhood."--The Bulletin of the Center
for Children's Books-- (4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"Smart, true, and devastating, this is brutally, necessarily
forthcoming about the crags of teen courtship."--Booklist--
(2/15/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"The author presents a hopeful conclusion as Nina learns that
self-love and fulfillment can be found through helping others.
Because of its complex symbolism and graphic imagery, this
well-written novel is best suited to mature YA readers."--School
Library Journal-- (1/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
"Beautifully written and evocative, What Girls Are Made Of
fearlessly examines the courage and struggle of being a teenage
girl in the modern world. With a deft hand, Elana K. Arnold opens
up a conversation about how girls survive as a whole when they are
too often acknowledged only for their parts."--Christa Desir,
author of Other Broken Things-- (7/28/2016 12:00:00 AM)
"Finally, finally, a book that is fully girl, with all of the gore
and grace of growing up female exposed. Arnold's gorgeous prose
takes us to all sorts of places to show us what girls are made of:
a high-kill animal shelter, an abortion clinic, a bridge to nowhere
that adventure seekers bungee-jump from, and all the way to Italy,
to the sites of classical and religious art, where our narrator
Nina learns the sacred tradition of how stories are told via the
contortion and pain of a woman's body. If you're looking to enter
the mind of a girl navigating sex, love, and her own physicality,
look no further than What Girls Are Made Of." --Carrie Mesrobian,
author of the William C. Morris finalist Sex & Violence --
(7/28/2016 12:00:00 AM)
"Stunning in its honesty and depth, What Girls Are Made Of
unapologetically examines the strength, determination, and
vulnerability of girls. This book is for anyone who is a girl, was
a girl, or wishes to glimpse the interwoven beauty and pain that
comes with being a girl. With gorgeously spare prose, Elana K.
Arnold has created a masterpiece that is sure to live long in the
memory of readers."--Brandy Colbert, author of the Cybils
Award-winner Pointe-- (7/28/2016 12:00:00 AM)
"We think we know what girls are made of. But not always. And Elana
K. Arnold removes the veil--which is as gory as often as it is
gauzy. What Girls Are Made Of shows the true, beautiful, and
confounding complexity of women. This one will rip your heart
out."-- Martha Brockenbrough, author of The Game Of Love and
Death-- (7/28/2016 12:00:00 AM)
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