Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn: A Novel

by Sarah Miller

Overview

What if you could see inside the head of the guy you love? Know his every thought? Feel his every dream and fantasy? The mystery girl who's Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn can. She tells us the intoxicating story of her beloved Gideon, an adorably clueless boy who flukes his way into New England's fanciest prep school.

Gideon's naïve compared to the wolves at Midvale Academy, especially Cullen and Nicholas, his charming, morally ambiguous roommates. They welcome Gid by trashing his music and betting big on when he'll lose his virginity. Will he lose it with the cute and feisty Molly McGarry? Or Pilar Benitez-Jones, the most beautiful girl Gid's ever seen? Gid actually likes Molly and hooking up with her might be possible. But winning Pilar would be legendary. Gid is torn—he wants to prove himself to his roommates, but he also wants love.

Through it all there is one hysterically funny girl sharing every thought in Gid's conflicted little mind. But who is she? Find out in this stellar young adult novel from debut author Sarah Miller.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429932431
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/02/2006
Series:	Midvale Academy , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	301
File size:	325 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Sarah Miller is the author of young adult novels including Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn and The Other Girl. She 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. She lives in Nevada City, California.

Read an Excerpt

Chapter One Who am I?

Like most girls, I want a lot. Fame and fortune. Equal rights. Shoes no one else has. But I'd trade all that in for the Perfect Guy. (Don't tell me there's something wrong with that. I dare you to name a single person who doesn't spend most of her time thinking about love.) Anyway, ever since I could think, I have been imagining and reimagining the exact sort of boy I want to love and would love me back. Basically, I imagine someone who has all the good attributes of the male species and whose bad ones wouldn't ruin my life.

I never thought it would be a guy like Gideon Rayburn. He's not gorgeous, not overwhelmingly brilliant, not all that great at sports. Jesus. Why am I bothering to explain to you why the guy isn't stereotypically crushworthy? Trust me, you'll see for yourself soon enough.

The point is he's so not the kind of guy I ever thought I would fall for. But then again, how would I have guessed that I'd be seeing what goes on inside his head? That my eyes and thoughts would go with him everywhere? When you know someone this great this well, it's kind of impossible not to fall in love with him. And when I say I know him well, understand: As I tell you his story, as it happens, I not only know what he's doing, I know what he wishes he were doing, what he thinks he should be doing, and what he would wish he were doing if he were just a slightly better person. (Don't get me wrong, I said he was great and he is. But he's a boy. He's fifteen. And he's a typical American kid from the suburbs. My point: He's got a lot working for and against him.)

By the way, Gideon has no idea I'm inside his head. Guys are cute, but they're not very observant.

My feelings, though perhaps passionate for someone of my age and experience, are pretty normal. But my situation---that is unique, and that's what puts me in a position to tell you everything. I mean it. Everything you've ever wondered about what guys think (and feared about what they want), I'm going to tell you. You are going to learn what boys say when girls are not in the room and how they feel when they're on top of one. I will, for now, leave out one very crucial thing: who I am. I'm in this story too, and not just inside Gid's head. But there are a lot of girls---and women---in this story. Which one am I?

Copyright © 2006 by Sarah Miller and Alloy Entertainment

Editorial Reviews

[An] amusing novel...[with] a unique twist...Readers will have a good time living inside Gid's head as he slowly becomes more confident and goes a little wild along the way.” —Publishers Weekly

“Smart, funny, sexy and totally true, reading Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn is like getting access to a club you've always wondered about...and then you're inside and it's better than you imagined it ever could be. And everyone is wearing the cutest yellow thongs!” —Zoey Dean, author of the New York Times bestselling A-List series

“Being inside Gideon's mind is like reading the personal diary of a guy you have a huge crush on and discovering that he's funny, sexy, wise, and more human than you ever imagined.” —Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl series

“Teenage angst has never been so appealing. First-time novelist Sarah Miller has written a funny and penetrating story….[her] humor is sophisticated, and her character portrayal is rich and discerning.” —Library Journal

“The humor, well-developed characters, and fast-moving plot make the book deserving of shelf-space, and teens will enjoy figuring out the identity of the narrator, who is revealed at the end.” —School Library Journal

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