Alexander the Great
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
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Alexander the Great
Last Thursday evening, I had the privilege of attending my first ever book signing of Siobhan Vivian’s THE LAST BOY AND GIRL IN THE WORLD with Teenreads.com’s own Rebecca Munro at the Books of Wonder bookstore in New York City.
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Janine C., Teen Board Member
TWO SUMMERS, a young adult novel by Aimee Friedman, explores Summer Everett’s summer break in a dual narrative, as Summer learns about first love and the damage that secrets can wreak upon a family. Summer’s father abruptly moved to France when she was a child, she has rarely seen him, instead becoming extremely close with her mom, a philosophy professor at the nearby Hudson College. Even with Summer’s special connection to her mom, she can hardly wait to board a plane to France for a summer-long trip to visit her father to get to know him better. Read More
Teaser
When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue but nothing is as it seems. In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere.
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When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue but nothing is as it seems. In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere.
About the Book
ONE SUMMER in the French countryside, among sun-kissed fields of lavender . . .
ANOTHER SUMMER in upstate New York, along familiar roads that lead to surprises . . .
When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue but nothing is as it seems.
In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere. In the end, it might just be the truth she needs the most.
From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes an irresistible, inventive novel that takes readers around the world and back again, and asks us what matters more: the journey or the destination."
Audiobook available, narrated by Frankie Corzo.
