Joy to the Girls
A She Gets the Girl Novella
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About The Book
Getting the girl was easy, but can Alex and Molly keep each other when they’re both keeping secrets? Find out in this “gratifying classic Hallmark-style” (School Library Journal) novella companion to She Gets the Girl!
For Alex and Molly, the last three years have felt like Christmas every day. So what better way to celebrate winter break of their senior year than a romantic getaway in a town right out of a Christmas card?
Aside from sampling all the holiday cheer Barnwich has to offer, Alex and Molly have an important mission this weekend: to help their friend Cora get her crush to fall for her. But in between ice skating, snowball fights, and matchmaking schemes, it becomes obvious that Alex and Molly have another mission this weekend: to not reveal the huge secrets they’re keeping from the other. Secrets about their post-college plans that threaten to tear them apart.
Will these two be able to help Cora get the girl and keep theirs—or will this be the last Christmas of Alex and Molly’s love story?
About The Authors
Rachael Lippincott is the coauthor of All This Time, #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart, She Gets the Girl, Make My Wish Come True, Joy to the Girls and the author of The Lucky List, Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh, and Cruel Affections. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Pennsylvania with her wife, daughters, and dog, Hank.
Alyson Derrick is the coauthor of New York Times bestseller She Gets the Girl, Make My Wish Come True, and Joy to the Girls and the author of Forget Me Not, which was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s literature. She was born and raised in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Alyson currently resides in Pennsylvania with her wife, daughters, and dog, Hank.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (September 15, 2026)
- Length: 192 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665963947
- Ages: 14 - 99
Raves and Reviews
"Complete with snowball fights, ice skating, hot chocolate, and pancakes, this novella gives everything readers need for a gratifying classic Hallmark-style Christmas story.... An adorable, romantic, sapphic rom-com perfect for fans of the original, but still accessible for new readers who just want a quick, fun romp."
– School Library Journal, September 2025
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