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Love and Other Perishable Items

By Laura Buzo

By Laura Buzo

By Laura Buzo

By Laura Buzo

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Dec 10, 2013 | ISBN 9780307929747 | Young Adult

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Dec 11, 2012 | ISBN 9780375986741 | Young Adult

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    About Love and Other Perishable Items

    Love is awkward, as fans of Rainbow Rowell and E. Lockhart well know. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, this grocery store romance was a Morris Award Finalist for Best YA debut.

    “Smart, honest and full of achingly real characters. And it made me laugh. What else would you want in a book?” —Melina Marchetta, Printz Award-winning author

    From the moment Amelia sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It’s problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15.

    Amelia isn’t stupid. She knows it’s not gonna happen. So she plays it cool around Chris—at least, as cool as she can. Working checkout together at the local supermarket, they strike up a friendship: swapping life stories, bantering about everything from classic books to B movies, and cataloging the many injustices of growing up. As time goes on, Amelia’s crush doesn’t seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together?

    Through a year of befuddling firsts—first love, first job, first party, and first hangover—debut author Laura Buzo shows how the things that break your heart can still crack you up.

    “A sweet and scathingly funny love story.” —Kirkus, Starred Review

    About Love and Other Perishable Items

    Love is awkward, as fans of Rainbow Rowell and E. Lockhart well know. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, this grocery store romance was a Morris Award Finalist for Best YA debut.

    “Smart, honest and full of achingly real characters. And it made me laugh. What else would you want in a book?” —Melina Marchetta, Printz Award-winning author

    From the moment Amelia sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It’s problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15.

    Amelia isn’t stupid. She knows it’s not gonna happen. So she plays it cool around Chris—at least, as cool as she can. Working checkout together at the local supermarket, they strike up a friendship: swapping life stories, bantering about everything from classic books to B movies, and cataloging the many injustices of growing up. As time goes on, Amelia’s crush doesn’t seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together?

    Through a year of befuddling firsts—first love, first job, first party, and first hangover—debut author Laura Buzo shows how the things that break your heart can still crack you up.

    “A sweet and scathingly funny love story.” —Kirkus, Starred Review

    About Laura Buzo

    A life-long resident of Sydney Australia, LAURA BUZO is a social worker and mother to a young daughter. Love and Other Perishable Items is her first novel.

    About Laura Buzo

    A life-long resident of Sydney Australia, LAURA BUZO is a social worker and mother to a young daughter. Love and Other Perishable Items is her first novel.

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Romance | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Ember
    Dec 10, 2013 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780307929747

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Romance | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Dec 11, 2012 | 256 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780375986741

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    Praise

    “Smart, honest and full of achingly real characters. And it made me laugh. What else would you want in a book?” —Melina Marchetta, Printz Award-winning author of Jellicoe Road

    “Charged, authentic, and awkward  . . . The realistic situations and questions will stay with readers.” —Booklist
     

    Awards

    Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book WINNER 2013

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults NOMINEE 2014

    William C. Morris YA Debut Award FINALIST 2013

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