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Breathless

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven

By Jennifer Niven
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May 03, 2022 | ISBN 9781524701994 | Young Adult

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Sep 29, 2020 | 776 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About Breathless

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places comes an unforgettable summer novel, set on an island off the coast of Georgia, about a sensitive girl ready to live her bravest life–sex, love, heartbreak, and all.

    Before: With graduation on the horizon, budding writer Claudine Henry is focused on three things: college in the fall, become a famous author, and the ever-elusive possibility of sex. She doesn’t even need to be in love–sex is all she’s looking for. Then her dad drops a bombshell: he and Claude’s mom are splitting up. Suddenly, Claude’s entire world feels like a lie, and the ground under her feet anything but stable.

    After: Claude’s mom whisks them both away to a remote, mosquito-infested island off the coast of Georgia, a place where the two of them can start the painful process of mending their broken hearts. It’s the last place Claude can imagine finding her footing, but then Jeremiah Crew happens. Miah is a local trail guide with a passion for photography, and a past he doesn’t like to talk about. He’s brash, enigmatic, and even more infuriatingly, he’s the only one who seems to see Claude for who she wants to be. So when Claude decides to sleep with Miah, she tells herself it’s just sex–exactly what she has planned. There isn’t enough time to fall in love, especially if it means putting her already broken heart at risk.

    Compulsively readable and impossible to forget, Jennifer Niven’s luminous new novel is an insightful portrait of a young woman determined to write her own next chapter–sex, resilience, mosquito bites, and all.

    About Breathless

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places comes a compulsively readable novel about a young woman determined to write her own story–sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all.

    “A coming-of-age story that will make your heart ache.” —PopSugar


    With high school coming to an end, Claudine Henry is focused on four things: sex, starting college, becoming a famous writer, and… sex. But when her parents announce they’re splitting up, her entire world begins to fall apart. The epic road trip she planned with her best friend is cancelled, and she finds herself stuck on a remote island off the coast of Georgia with her mom – an island with no WiFi, no cell service and no friends.

    Until she meets the free spirited, mysterious, and beautiful Jeremiah. He infuriates and intrigues her. Their chemistry takes her by surprise, and when Claude decides he should be her first, she tells herself it’s just sex. Exactly what she wanted, right? They both know that what they have can’t last forever, but maybe the time they have can be enough.

    About Breathless

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places comes a compulsively readable novel about a young woman determined to write her own story–sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all.

    “A coming-of-age story that will make your heart ache.” —PopSugar


    With high school coming to an end, Claudine Henry is focused on four things: sex, starting college, becoming a famous writer, and… sex. But when her parents announce they’re splitting up, her entire world begins to fall apart. The epic road trip she planned with her best friend is cancelled, and she finds herself stuck on a remote island off the coast of Georgia with her mom – an island with no WiFi, no cell service and no friends.

    Until she meets the free spirited, mysterious, and beautiful Jeremiah. He infuriates and intrigues her. Their chemistry takes her by surprise, and when Claude decides he should be her first, she tells herself it’s just sex. Exactly what she wanted, right? They both know that what they have can’t last forever, but maybe the time they have can be enough.

    About Breathless

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places comes a compulsively readable novel about a young woman determined to write her own story–sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all.

    “A coming-of-age story that will make your heart ache.” —PopSugar


    With high school coming to an end, Claudine Henry is focused on four things: sex, starting college, becoming a famous writer, and… sex. But when her parents announce they’re splitting up, her entire world begins to fall apart. The epic road trip she planned with her best friend is cancelled, and she finds herself stuck on a remote island off the coast of Georgia with her mom – an island with no WiFi, no cell service and no friends.

    Until she meets the free spirited, mysterious, and beautiful Jeremiah. He infuriates and intrigues her. Their chemistry takes her by surprise, and when Claude decides he should be her first, she tells herself it’s just sex. Exactly what she wanted, right? They both know that what they have can’t last forever, but maybe the time they have can be enough.

    About Breathless

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places comes a compulsively readable novel about a young woman determined to write her own story–sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all.

    “A coming-of-age story that will make your heart ache.” —PopSugar


    With high school coming to an end, Claudine Henry is focused on four things: sex, starting college, becoming a famous writer, and… sex. But when her parents announce they’re splitting up, her entire world begins to fall apart. The epic road trip she planned with her best friend is cancelled, and she finds herself stuck on a remote island off the coast of Georgia with her mom – an island with no WiFi, no cell service and no friends.

    Until she meets the free spirited, mysterious, and beautiful Jeremiah. He infuriates and intrigues her. Their chemistry takes her by surprise, and when Claude decides he should be her first, she tells herself it’s just sex. Exactly what she wanted, right? They both know that what they have can’t last forever, but maybe the time they have can be enough.

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    About Jennifer Niven

    Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe, Breathless, and, with David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go as well as the popular Velva Jean series and non-fiction for… More about Jennifer Niven

    About Jennifer Niven

    Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe, Breathless, and, with David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go as well as the popular Velva Jean series and non-fiction for… More about Jennifer Niven

    About Jennifer Niven

    Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe, Breathless, and, with David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go as well as the popular Velva Jean series and non-fiction for… More about Jennifer Niven

    About Jennifer Niven

    Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe, Breathless, and, with David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go as well as the popular Velva Jean series and non-fiction for… More about Jennifer Niven

    About Jennifer Niven

    Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe, Breathless, and, with David Levithan, Take Me With You When You Go as well as the popular Velva Jean series and non-fiction for… More about Jennifer Niven

    Product Details

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

    Paperback | $10.99
    Published by Ember
    May 03, 2022 | 400 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781524701994

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

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Sep 29, 2020 | 400 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781524701963

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

    Hardcover | $21.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Sep 29, 2020 | 400 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9781524701970

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

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Sep 29, 2020 | 400 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781524701987

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

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 29, 2020 | 776 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593155189
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    Praise

    “A coming-of-age story that will make your heart ache.” —PopSugar

    “[A] bittersweet summer romance…. Discussions about love, sex, family, and the conflicting emotions caused by change are refreshingly honest.” —SLJ, starred review

    “A sex-positive summer romance that’s worth reading.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “Niven describes this as her most personal novel.… [She] intimately and sensually depicts Claude’s determination to know herself and her body, and to genuinely connect not just with Miah but with herself.” —Publishers Weekly

    “Breathless is a frank and tender novel of self-discovery that fans of Sarah Dessen’s transformational summer romances and John Green’s stories of poignant self-discovery and difficult growth will enjoy.” —BookPage

    Awards

    Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2021

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