Just One Day
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · August 20, 2013
From the New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay Allyson Healey's life is exactly like her suitcase—packed, planned, ordered.
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- Who it’s for
- A grounded YA romance with a clean contemporary feel.
- Genres
- Contemporary YA Romance, YA Travel & Transportation, Coming of Age
- Published
- Penguin Young Readers Group, August 20, 2013
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From the New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay Allyson Healey's life is exactly like her suitcase—packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything she’s not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes.
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This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allyson’s life. A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the “accidents” of fate, Just One Day shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know. The first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem’s story—Just One Year—is coming soon!
Why This Clicks
A grounded YA romance with a clean contemporary feel.
Come here for
- contemporary romance energy
- a sustained, realistic read
Expect
- Europe-adjacent teen category cues
- romance-first, no fuss
Where it sits
| Contemporary YA Romance | 95% |
|---|---|
| Coming of Age | 66% |
| YA Travel & Transportation | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Europe for Teens
- Theater & Musicals for Teens
- Contemporary YA Romance
- Authors
- Gayle Forman
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- August 20, 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Europe for Teens