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Learn more"Emily Shaffer provides a fast-paced performance of an audiobook about two teenagers who are running away from the law...Shaffer's narration keeps the listener engaged with a production full of emotion and adventure, and brings each of the characters to life" -- AudioFile Magazine
A queer YA reimagining of Thelma & Louise with the aesthetic of Riverdale, for fans of Mindy McGinnis, Courtney Summers, and Rory Power.
Love on the dark side of freedom
When Trixie picks up her best friend Lux for their weekend getaway, they’re looking to forget the despair of being trapped in their dead-end rustbelt town. The girls are packing light: a supply of Diet Coke and an ‘89 Canon to help Lux frame the world in a sunnier light; half a pack of cigarettes that Trixie doesn’t really smoke, and a knife she’s hanging on to for a friend that she’s never used before.
But a single night of violence derails their trip, and the girls go from ordinary high schoolers to wanted fugitives. Trying to stay ahead of the cops and a hellscape of media attention, Trixie and Lux grapple with an unforgiving landscape, rapidly diminishing supplies, and disastrous decisions at every turn. As they are transformed by the media into the face of a #MeToo movement they didn’t ask to lead, Trixie and Lux realize that they can only rely on each other, and that the love they find together is the one thing that truly makes them free.
Julia Lynn Rubin takes listeners on “a blistering, unapologetic thrill ride” (Emma Berquis) that will leave them haunted and reeling. Trouble Girls is a “a powerful, beautifully-written gut punch” (Sophie Gonzales).
A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books
JULIA LYNN RUBIN received her MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from The New School in 2017. A lover of film, psychology, and literature, Julia has been writing creatively since first grade, and her short stories have appeared in publications such as the North American Review. She currently lives in Brooklyn, where she is currently freelancing while working on her next book. Julia is the author of Burro Hills and Trouble Girls.
Reviews
"Full to bursting with morally gray characters in a world that insists on clear cut answers, Trouble Girls is a beautifully written and deeply thoughtful variation on the classic trope of the criminal duo on the run. Like the main character, Trixie, this book will leave you with no regrets." —Dana Mele, author of People Like Us
"Trouble Girls will grab you by the throat and pull you into the getaway car. A love story that sings with rage and resilience." —Hannah Capin, author of Foul Is Fair
"A dark and delicious road trip story perfect for our time . . . enthralling at every turn from beginning to bittersweet end!" —Demetra Brodsky, author of Last Girls
"A powerful, beautifully-written gut punch. Fast-paced, and at points terrifying, Trouble Girls deftly balances thrills with an ever-impending sense of visceral horror. An addictive read that I couldn’t put down once I’d started." —Sophie Gonzales, author of Only Mostly Devastated
"Trouble Girls cuts in more ways than one: The prose is knife sharp, the characters’ edges honed through wonderfully interwoven backstory, and the plot draws blood with Rubin's refusal to look away from the truth." —Ashley Schumacher, author of Amelia Unabridged