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She Loves You, She Loves You Not...

By Julie Anne Peters (Hardcover Book, 2011)

Seventeen-year-old Alyssa thought she knew who she was. She had her family and her best friends and, most important, she had Sarah. Sarah, her girlfriend, with whom she dreamed with about the day they could move far away and live out and proud and accepted for themselves, instead of having to hide their relationship.

Alyssa never thought she would have to make that move by herself, but disowned by her father and cut off from everyone she loves, she is forced to move hundreds of miles away to live with Carly, the biological mother she barely knows, in a town where everyone immediately dismisses her as "Carly's girl." As Alyssa struggles to forget her past and come to terms with her future, will she be able to build a new life for herself and believe in love again? Or will she be forced to relive the mistakes that have cost her everything and everyone she cared about?

National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters has written a compelling novel about coming out, finding love, and discovering your place in the world. Alyssa's story will speak to anyone who has known the joy and pain of first love and the struggle to start over again.

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- Format: Hardcover Book
- Price: $17.99 US/$19.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316078740
- On Sale Date: 06/01/2011
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Julie Anne Peters is the critically acclaimed author of Keeping You a Secret, Between Mom and Jo, Define "Normal," Far from Xanadu, and Luna, a National Book Award Finalist.

"The story of friends, family, and lovers will pull readers into the deeper themes of trust, rejection, and intimate secrets revealed." (Booklist).
"A warm and substantive character study and a welcome addition to stories about LGBTQ teens." (Kirkus Reviews).
"Readers will appreciate Alyssa's honesty as she slowly reveals the details of her desperate break-up with Sarah.... [and] will also respect Peters's choice to give Alyssa new hope." (Publishers Weekly).
Praise for Luna:
A National Book Award Finalist
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

* "Groundbreaking, finely tuned realism about a transsexual teen. Peters writes her characters with care and complexity. The first of its kind - well done and essential for every library serving young adults." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Praise for Keeping You a Secret:
CCBC Choices Award 2004
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2004
2004 YALSA Best Book for Young Adults Nominee
Stonewall Award Honor Book 2003
Lambda Literary Award Honor 2003
Borders Best Young Adult Book 2003

"Anyone who has ever fallen in love will recognize themselves in the realistic characters of this captivating love story." (VOYA).
"Holland's experiences will inform readers who are also discovering their sexual identity. Gay or straight, they'll identify with the excitement that accompanies that first love affair." (Kirkus Reviews).