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2013 debut novel of Holly Smale This article is about the novel by Holly Smale. For the gendered subgenre, see Geek girl. For the television series based on the book, see Geek Girl (TV series).

Geek Girl
First edition
AuthorHolly Smale
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFashion
Self-confidence
Modelling
Friendship
Bullying
GenreYoung adult fiction
Fiction
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date28 February 2013
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages356
AwardsWaterstones Children's Book Prize
Leeds Book Award
ISBN0007489447
OCLC900475810

Geek Girl is the debut novel by Holly Smale, published in 2013. It won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Teen category prize in 2014 along with the Leeds Book Award (11–14 category) for 2014, and has spawned a series of Geek Girl novels by Smale. Geek Girl has been translated into 30 languages.

Plot summary

The novel tells the story of Harriet Manners, a socially awkward 15-year-old English girl with a limited circle of friends, a (now) supermodel boyfriend and who is the target of the school bully. Plucked from obscurity to be the face of a high-profile fashion advertising campaign, Manners' change of circumstance results in various conflicts which she must resolve, leading to revelations about herself and the world in general.

Background

The novel is partially based on Smale's own experiences as a teenage model.

Adaptation

Main article: Geek Girl (TV series)

In January 2023, Netflix gave a series order to adapt the novel into a 10-part television series, produced by Waterside Studios, Nelvana, RubyRock Pictures and Aircraft Pictures.

Awards
Preceded byKetchup Clouds Waterstones Children's Book Prize Teen Award
2014 		Succeeded byHalf Bad
Preceded bySocks are not Enough Leeds Book Awards (11-14 category)
2014 		Succeeded bySmart (Kim Slater novel)

See also

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References

  1. Geek girl. OCLC 900475810. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. "Leeds Book Awards - Home". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. "ABOUT". Hollysmale. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  4. "Geek Girl was a cathartic book to write, says Holly Smale". Telegraph.co.uk. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. Kanter, Jake (20 January 2023). "Netflix Adapts Geek Girl Into Series About Neurodiverse Teenager Who Becomes Model". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

External links

  • Leeds Book Awards Winners
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