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.”
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Kirkus Reviews