"Rules for Being a Girl" by Julia Whelan follows the story of Mari, a high school senior with a passion for writing. As she navigates her final year, Mari experiences the complexities of friendship, romance, and the pressures of social expectations. When she becomes the target of predatory behavior from a beloved teacher, she must confront the gender biases that pervade her world. With the help of her friends and her own resilience, Mari challenges the rules that dictate how girls should behave, ultimately finding her voice and standing up for herself in a society that often undermines young women. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2020 by HarperCollins .

Katie Cotugno lives in Boston. How to Love is her first novel. Candace Bushnell is the best-selling author of `Sex and the City' - the global phenomenon that began as a column in the New York Observer and went on to become an HBO cult hit TV series, bestselling novel and box office smash in 2008 and 2010. She is married and lives in Manhattan.