A hilarious, groundbreaking young adult novel for anyone who's ever called themselves a feminist and anyone who hasn't. For fans of Louise O'Neill, Holly Bourne and Amy Schumer. Izzy O'Neill here! Impoverished orphan, aspiring comedian and Slut Extraordinaire, if the gossip sites are anything to go by Izzy never expected to be eighteen and internationally reviled. But when explicit photos involving her, a politician's son and a garden bench are published online, the trolls set out to take her apart. Armed with best friend Ajita and a metric ton of nachos, she tries to laugh it off but as the daily slut-shaming intensifies, she soon learns the way the world treats teenage girls is not okay.It's the Exact Opposite of Okay. Bitingly funny and shockingly relevant,The Exact Opposite of Okayis a bold, brave and necessary read. For readers ofThe Hate U Giveby Angie Thomas,Doing Itby Hannah Witton andGoodnight Stories for Rebel Girlsby Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo. 'Funny, unapologetic and shameless in the best possible way, this is a YA heroine (and book) that you've never seen before' Louise O'Neill, award-winning author ofAsking for It 'This book will make you laugh out loud, nod in agreement, cringe with recognition, and stand up and cheer. I adored it' Katherine Webber, author ofWing Jones 'I LOVED this book! A really smart, relevant and switched-on exploration of teen sexuality, gender and slut-shaming' Katherine Woodfine, bestselling author of The Sinclair's Mysteries Laura Steven is an author, journalist and screenwriter from the northernmost town in England. She has an MA in Creative Writing and works at a non-profit organisation supporting women in the creative arts. Her TV pilot,Clickbait,was a finalist in British Comedy's 2016Sitcom Mission.The Exact Opposite of Okayis her first book for young adults.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Izzy Oneill .

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Laura Steven is an author, journalist and screenwriter from the northernmost town in England. She has an MA in Creative Writing and works at a non-profit organisation supporting women in the creative arts. Her TV pilot, Clickbait, was a finalist in British Comedy's 2016 Sitcom Mission. She lives in Newcastle.