The Girl Least Likely

To All the Boys meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (with a dash of Dumplin') in this funny, romantic, and heartfelt coming of age story about a teen stand-up comic learning how to be her truest self, from the author of If You're Out There.

Gretchen has always been more of a "least likely" than a "most likely" kind of girl. So how does she somehow find herself living out every trope from her favorite rom-coms . . . ?

The Best Friend Crush: Why is it suddenly so hard to act normal around her childhood BFF, Samuel? Must be time for a--

Makeover( ): Black leather pants and some red lipstick are apparently enough to lend Gretchen the bravado to do an impromptu set at a comedy club and catch the eye of --

The Roguish Bad Boy: Jeremy, the alluring young comic who thinks her name is Sabrina. It might just be--

The Perfect Cover: A way for Gretchen to escape into her new funny-girl alter ego and figure out who she really is--and what she really wants. But as rom-coms have taught her, leading a double life can only last so long. . . .

A rom-com with six extra helpings of riotous comedy, The Girl Least Likely has so many laughs your actual day will be brighter for reading it." --E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars

Author: Katy Loutzenhiser
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Published: 06/29/2021
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780062865700
Age Range: 13-17

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2021 pg. 86
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2021