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In this incandescent page-turner, sixteen-year-old Claire learns the unfortunate truth that sometimes a girl has to kiss a lot of frogs. . . . Brilliantly capturing the complexities of friendship, the struggles of self-discovery, and the difficulties of trying to find love in high school, Rachael Allen has crafted a rich debut thats impossible to put down.No matter how many boys Claire kisses, she cant seem to find a decent boyfriend - someone who isnt afraid of her familys tragic past or her own aspirations for the future . . . until she meets Luke. But Megan, Claires closest friend, is falling for Luke, too, and if theres one thing Claire knows for sure, its that Megan is pretty much irresistible. With true love and best friendship on the line, Claire suddenly has everything to lose. And what she learns - about her crush, her friends, and most of all herself - makes the choices even harder.
About the Author
Quick bio:RACHAEL ALLEN is a scientist by day and kid lit author by night. She is the winner of the 2019 Georgia Young Adult Author of the Year Award, and her books include Harley Quinn: Reckoning (forthcoming, RHCB '22) , 17 First Kisses, The Revenge Playbook, The Summer of Impossibilities, and A Taxonomy of Love, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection and was among the 2018 Books All Young Georgians Should Read. Rachael lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband, two children, and two dire wolves. She loves homemade peach ice cream, having adventures all over the world, and stories that make her feel like she's been poured inside another person. More stuff about me:- I love reading and writing YA. - I'm represented by the fabulous Susan Hawk of Upstart Crow Literary. - Laurie Halse Anderson once gave me writerly advice on a post-it, and it was the culmination of my being. - I'm obsessed with football. Playing flag football, watching pro football (Falcons Rise Up!) , being a belligerent Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets fan, and playing fantasy football with my family. - I have held a human brain. (It was during anatomy lab. I'm not, like, a serial killer. ) - I'm such a wuss, I get scared watching the previews for horror movies. Seriously, when a scary commercial comes on, I squeal and frantically jab the fast forward button on our DVR remote. - I love reading about strong women protagonists, fully imagined worlds, anything STEM, rebellion against the establishment, neurodegenerative diseases, and makeover montages - though probably not all in the same book. - Some writers I love: Laini Taylor, Raina Telgemeier, Becky Albertalli, Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, Aisha Saeed, Libba Bray, Kara Taylor, Elizabeth Acevedo, Adam Silvera, Nina LaCour, E. Lockhart, Nicola Yoon, Julie Murphy, Sarah Dessen, Stephanie Perkins, I could go on forever.
