Morgan wasn’t planning to make a fresh start so late into her senior year. When her Catholic school disciplines her for being gay, she transfers to another nearby school and hopes she’ll be able to regain the college track scholarships she was offered before the problems with her school arose.
Ruby has been doing pageants since she can remember to fulfill her mother’s interrupted dreams. She’d rather be fixing cars than parading in gowns, but if people in her town talk about her already, what would they—and her mother—do if she revealed who she really is and what she really wants?
Morgan and Ruby’s first meetings are somewhat adversarial but the friction between them turns to friendship. Both definitely feel the pull for more than that, but while Morgan is out and proud of it, Ruby doesn’t feel she can live like that and doesn’t want it. She wants to be with Morgan more than anything, but how can she risk what people will say, what her mother will do?
What I loved about Some Girls Do is its exploration of how coming out is different for every person. Not everyone is willing or ready to bust down the closet doors in a public fashion and for some, the risks are too great. But everyone deserves support and understanding through their journey, however long it may take.
This is a sweet, emotional story, about how sometimes our family is there to support us and sometimes it’s our chosen family we need to turn to. There’s a lot to think about here and it’s a very well-written book.
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