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Oct 13, 2009 | ISBN 9780375892875 | Young Adult Buy
Jan 08, 2008 | 211 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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Oct 13, 2009 | ISBN 9780375892875 | Young Adult
Jan 08, 2008 | ISBN 9780739362976 | Young Adult
211 Minutes
Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don’t need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposite of invisible. Jewel is her best friend who goes to Indie concerts and art shows with her. Jewel scoffs at school dances with her. Alice is so comfortable around Jewel that she can talk to him about almost anything. But she can’t tell him that she likes the cool, popular Simon. And then Simon asks her to the school dance the same day that Jewel kisses her for the first time. Still, she can’t say no to Simon. He seems like the easy choice, the one she’s attracted to, the one she’s ready for. But will it mean losing Jewel? In a bright debut novel set against the lively backdrop of Seattle, Alice must learn the difference between love and a crush, and what it means to be yourself when you’re not sure who that is yet.
Liz Gallagher is a former children’s bookseller and early education teacher. She received her MFA in writing for children from Vermont College. This is her first novel. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
Book Sense Children’s Pick List WINNER 2008
KLIATT Editor’s Choice List WINNER 2007
Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List WINNER
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