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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In a small Kansas town, sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo tries to come to terms with her father's suicide and her own homosexuality.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this fresh, poignant novel (originally published under the title <i>Far From Xanadu)</i>, Mike is struggling to come to terms with her father's suicide and her mother's detachment from the family. Mike (real name: Mary Elizabeth) is gay and likes to pump iron, play softball, and fix plumbing. When a glamorous new girl, Xanadu, arrives in Mike's small Kansas town, Mike falls in love at first sight. Xanadu is everything Mike is not -- cool, confident, feminine, sexy.... straight. <p/>Julie Anne Peters has written a heartbreaking yet ultimately hopeful novel that will speak to anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone who can't love them back.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Another gem in Peters' string of literary treasures.--<i><b>VOYA</b></i><br><br>Excellent characterization makes this piece shine.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><br>Readers will root for Mike in this heartfelt coming-of-age story.--<i><b>School Library Journal</b></i><br><br>There's no arguing with the honest intensity of Mike's emotions. Readers will wish her heartsease.--<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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