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She Loves You, She Loves You Not... - by Julie Anne Peters (Paperback)

She Loves You, She Loves You Not... - by  Julie Anne Peters (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Seventeen-year-old Alyssa had family, friends, and, most important, her girlfriend Sarah. But once cut off from those she loves, she moves hundreds of miles away to live with the biological mother she barely knows. As Alyssa struggles to forget her past and come to terms with her future, will she be able to build a new life and believe in love again?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Seventeen-year-old Alyssa thought she knew who she was. She had her family and her best friends and, most important, she had Sarah. Sarah, her girlfriend, with whom she dreamed about the day they could move far away and live out and proud and accepted for themselves, instead of having to hide their relationship. <p/>Alyssa never thought she would have to make that move by herself. But disowned by her father and cut off from everyone she loves, she is forced to move hundreds of miles away to live with Carly, the biological mother she barely knows, in a town where everyone immediately dismisses her as Carly's girl. As Alyssa struggles to forget her past and come to terms with her future, will she be able to build a new life for herself and believe in love again? Or will she be forced to relive the mistakes that have cost her everything and everyone she cared about? <p/>National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters has written a compelling novel about coming out, finding love, and discovering your place in the world. Alyssa's story will speak to anyone who has known the joy and pain of first love and the struggle to start over again.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A warm and substantive character study and a welcome addition to stories about LGBTQ teens.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><br>Compelling, taut, and heartbreaking.--<i><b>The Bulletin</b></i><br><br>Readers will appreciate Alyssa's honesty as she slowly reveals the details of her desperate break-up with Sarah.... [and] will also respect Peters's choice to give Alyssa new hope.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><br>The story of friends, family, and lovers will pull readers into the deeper themes of trust, rejection, and intimate secrets revealed.--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Julie Anne Peters</b> is the critically acclaimed author of <i>Define Normal</i>, <i> Keeping You a Secret</i>, <i>Pretend You Love Me</i>, <i>Between Mom and Jo</i>, <i>She Loves You, She Loves You Not...</i>, <i>It's Our Prom (So Deal With It)</i>, and <i>Luna</i>, a National Book Award finalist. She lives with her partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado

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