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Our Year in Love and Parties

Our Year in Love and Parties

(HarperTeen, 2019)

“[A] thoughtful exploration of two teenagers struggling, together and apart, through a period of momentous change. Literary and character-driven, this will appeal to new adults and readers of Gayle Forman.” Booklist

“Contemporary romance readers will find much to enjoy in this novel of life, love, and the pursuit of one’s self.” School Library Journal

A Junior Library Guild Selection

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Frannie and Tru

Frannie and Tru

(HarperTeen, 2016)

“[A] character-rich work of literary fiction…Tru is endlessly intriguing, and his evolving relationship with Frannie is wholly believable and emotionally engaging.” Booklist

“Hattrup’s confrontation with white privilege and Frannie’s misguided assumptions surrounding social class and sexual orientation avoid easy platitudes, creating insights ripe for further exploration.” Publishers Weekly

“An honest, revealing, coming-of-age story…will appeal to a wide-range of readers. Frannie’s voice is an authentic mix of sincerity and naiveté as she struggles with self confidence and first love; family conflict; and, as she is educated in the politics of identity, race, class, and sexuality.” Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“Absorbing, electrifying, and achingly relatable. Frannie and Tru is a book with a pulse.” Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

A Junior Library Guild Selection

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