Girls Lost
Jessica Schiefauer
Rated: 3.18 of 5 stars
3.18
· 24 ratings · 186 pages · Published: 04 Aug 2011
After their classmates’ violations escalate, the three friends plant a strange seed in the greenhouse, and a shimmering, magical flower blossoms. Intrigued, they drink the nectar from the flower, and suddenly find themselves transformed from girls to boys until the next morning. The three return each night to drink from the flower, anxious to explore their world — and new, older male friends — with agency and freedom. As they fall deeper into the boys’ world, they discover a new reality, one of power and violence, of gangs and drugs. When their nightly escapades turn darker, two of the teens grow wary, ready to turn back and face the reality of womanhood; but Kim is determined to see their discovery to its catastrophic, fiery end.
In this tale, the body is a battlefield, and masculinity is a drug. Brilliantly poetic and deeply poignant, this magical story was adapted into an internationally-renowned feature film exploring how we shape our identity, and how we cope with our own transformations.
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- fantasy 4
- lgbtq+ 3
- magical realism 2
- contemporary 2
- coming of age 2
- paranormal 2
- female mc 1
- mystery 1
- psychological 1
- friendship 1
- trans mc 1
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- format - reader age
- young adult 3
- audiobook 2
- book 1