The Other Girl »

SARAH MILLER grew up in western Massachusetts and graduated from Amherst College. She has written for magazines including Details, Men’s Health, Glamour, Mademoiselle, TV Guide and Philadelphia Weekly, and was a contributor to The Bitch in the House by Cathi Hanauer. She currently lives in the Mount Washington section of Los Angeles.

Molly McGarry is about to learn that the only thing more traumatizing than spending six months trapped in your boyfriend’s head is being stuck inside your ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend’s head. After Molly dumps Gideon because she thinks he’s lusting after some one else, a game of spin the bottle leads to a kiss between Gideon and the beautiful, sexy Pilar Benitez-Jones. Somehow, the kiss knocks Molly out of Gideon’s head—and right into Pilar’s. Now she’s desperate to get Gid back. She uses all her “superpower” to try come between Pilar and Gid, but instead of breaking them up, she seems to be bringing them closer together. Can she stand to be at school with Gid and at the same time be inside the mind of the girl he moved on with? How does Molly win back Gid without letting him know what’s going on? And how on earth is she ever going to get out of Pilar’s head...?

Children's Literature

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to get in people's minds and know exactly what they are thinking? It happened to Molly and the mind she was in was that of her boyfriend Gideon. Wow, not only does she realize that he is afraid of the same things she is like being popular, are his looks good enough for girls, and is he sexy? Unfortunately, she also learns that her dream guy is thinking about another girl called Pilar. Of course she is furious and drops him, but she is not able to get out of his mind. At a party where people are playing spin the bottle, Molly accidentally is pushed by Gideon while he is kissing Pilar and she is bumped out of his mind and goes directly into the mind of Pilar, his new girlfriend. Talk about a problem. This is a very interesting storyline. Some of the language may be offensive; it is a poignant story with humor, emotions, and situations that really make the reader think. You will have to read this book in order to find out what happens to the relationship between Pilar and Molly and if Molly ever gets out of Pilar's head. Reviewer: Kathie M. Josephs