Beth Goobie grew up in a family in which the appearance of a normal childhood hid many secrets. She moved away to attend university, became a youth residential treatment worker and studied creative writing at the University of Alberta. She is the award-winning author of over twenty novels, including The Pain Eater, The Lottery, the CLA Award-winning Before Wings, and the adult novel The First Principles of Dreaming. Beth makes her home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

"This is a well written story about the struggles a young girl goes through dealing with an abusive and controlling fater. Written from Sophie's point of view, the author has done a masterful job of letting the reader into Sophie's thinking." - Resource Links

"At times difficult to read, Goobie creates a dark and moving narrative. The ending offers hope for Sophie and her mother." - KLIATT

“Something Girl is so compelling that this reader couldn’t put it down until finished. Highly Recommended.” - CM Magazine

"The ending is happy yet bittersweet. The novel deals with mature themes in a quick and easy-to-read manner." - School Library Journal

"Those in the series' target audience will be rewarded with a condensed, strangled gulp of a novel, one capable of cojuring both wrenching suspense and the 'soft peace' of hope." - Booklist

"Children need to see titles such as these in library collections, because some of them may be living an existence close to this work of fiction...Highly recommended." - Hip Librarian's Book Blog