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The Baddest Girl on the Planet

Heather Frese ('11)

Blair, 2021

Winner of the Lee Smith Novel Prize

“This sun-and-salt-kissed coming-of-age story reads like a wry, honest chat with a close friend.” ―Jaclyn Fulwood, Shelf Awareness

“Frese’s debut is a snappy novel with a relatable character that will resonate with readers.”―LynnDee Wathen, Booklist.

"Heather Frese has written a coming-of-age story like no other―with a fiercely original narrative voice that's funny, brave, honest, and occasionally terrifying . . . in fact, compulsively readable!" ―Lee Smith, author of Blue Marlin and The Last Girls.