What you see isn't always what you get in this funny and heart-wrenching story about two girls from different crowds who find common ground, by National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters.
Antonia is a "nerd," and Jazz is a "punk." Antonia belongs to the math club; Jazz hangs out at the tattoo parlor. Antonia's parents are divorced and her mother suffers from depression. Jazz is from a wealthy, traditional family. But when these two very different girls find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program, they discover they have some surprising things in common. With both humor and heart, this absorbing read will keep readers thinking and laughing.
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“The narrative is similarly well-constructed and readers will be surprised by an unanticipated but plausible revelation near the end. Along the way, the book’s radiance comes from the lovable humanity of the nimbly nuanced characters.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“A quick, enjoyable read that will also attract reluctant readers.”
— Booklist“This believable book is well written and readers will feel that they know both Jazz and Antonia, and they will want to see them triumph over the frustrations in their lives.”
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Julie Anne Peters is the critically acclaimed author of Define “Normal”; Keeping You a Secret; Pretend You Love Me; Between Mom and Jo; She Loves You, She Loves You Not…; It’s Our Prom (So Deal with It); and Luna, a National Book Award finalist. She lives with her partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado.
Christine Lakin is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and acclaimed television actress, best known for her roles as Alicia “Al” Lambert on the hit family comedy Step by Step and as Joan of Arc on Showtime’s Reefer Madness.