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Jul 22, 2014 | ISBN 9780375866067 | Young Adult Buy
Dec 11, 2012 | ISBN 9780375898655 | Young Adult Buy
Dec 11, 2012 | 374 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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Jul 22, 2014 | ISBN 9780375866067 | Young Adult
Dec 11, 2012 | ISBN 9780375898655 | Young Adult
Dec 11, 2012 | ISBN 9780385361361 | Young Adult
374 Minutes
“A fifteen-year-old creates an alter ego to woo his dream girl. Compulsively readable.” —The New York Times This quirky, flirty, and smart story will appeal to fans of Frank Portman’s King Dork, John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines, and Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor and Park. It’s not exactly a love story . . . but it’s pretty close. It’s 1977. Fifteen-year-old Vinnie is recovering from the worst case of acne his dermatologist’s ever seen. His girl moved to California without saying good-bye. And the ink on his parents’ divorce papers is barely dry when his mom announces they’re moving from Queens to Long Island. The silver lining? Moving next door to Patsy, everyone’s dream girl. Not that she’d ever notice him. But when Vinnie calls Patsy one night, it leads to a chain of anonymous midnight conversations, and the two develop a surprisingly strong connection despite the lies it’s built on. But as Vinnie gets to know Patsy in real life, it’s clear that both identities can’t survive. . . .
Audrey Couloumbis’s first book for children, Getting Near to Baby, won the Newbery Honor in 2000. Audrey is also the author of several other highly acclaimed books for young readers, including The Misadventures of Maude March, which was named a Junior… More about Audrey Couloumbis
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, November 1, 2012:“Not exactly a perfect story. But it comes pretty close.”
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