The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (National Book Award Finalist)

A Printz Honor Winner
A National Book Award Finalist in the Young People’s Literature Category
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Children’s Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best List Pick
A Washington Post Best Kids Book of the Year
A Booklist Editors’ Choice Book
A YALSA Teens’ Top Ten Pick

A homage to girl-power, the novel offers biting social commentary throughout - not the kind that deadens a story but the kind that gives it punch - and a protagonist who is independent and fearless...

* “Lockhart has transcended the chick-lit genre. . . . A funny feminist manifesto that will delight the anti-Gossip Girl gang.” I>Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
 
* “Big ideas are an essential part of the fun in this sparkling tour de force. . . . An exuberant, mischievous story, it scores its points memorably and lastingly.” I>Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
* “Lockhart creates a unique, indelible character in Frankie. . . .Teens will be galvanized by her brazen action and her passionate, immediate questions about gender and power, individuals and institutions, and how to fall in love without losing herself.” I>Booklist (starred review)
 
* “An empowered female hero like Frankie is a rare and refreshing find. She is the ultimate feminist role model for teens: a girl with guts and imagination who’s brave enough to take on the ‘old boys’ club.’”I>SLJ (starred review)
 
“Highly recommended.”