Like Moonlight at Low Tide
Sometimes the Current Is the Only Thing That Saves You
Blink · Print & ebook · September 3, 2013
When high school junior Melissa Keiser returns to her hometown of Anna Maria Island, Florida, she has one goal: hide from the bullies who had convinced her she was the ugliest girl in school.
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- Who it’s for
- A teen romance threaded with family strain, shifting loyalties, and the difficult terrain of grief.
- Themes
- Bullying and self-image, Grief after suicide, Loyalty and relationships
- Genres
- Christian Relationships YA, Teen Suicide, Contemporary YA Romance
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When high school junior Melissa Keiser returns to her hometown of Anna Maria Island, Florida, she has one goal: hide from the bullies who had convinced her she was the ugliest girl in school. But when she is caught sneaking into a neighbor's pool at night, everything changes. Something is different now that Melissa is sixteen, and the guys and popular girls who once made her life miserable have taken notice.
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When Melissa gets the chance to escape life in a house ruled by her mom's latest boyfriend, she must choose where her loyalties lie between a long-time crush, a new friend, and her surfer brother who makes it impossible to forget her roots. Just as Melissa seems to achieve everything she ever wanted, she loses a loved one to suicide. Melissa must not only grieve for her loss, she must find the truth about the three boys who loved her and discover that joy sometimes comes from the most unexpected place of all.
Love and Undertow
A teen romance threaded with family strain, shifting loyalties, and the difficult terrain of grief.
Come here for
- High-school crushes tangled with family strain and old wounds
- A coming-of-age story where loss and unexpected joy share space
Expect
- Romance complicated by loyalty to friends and family
- Grief that reshapes what happiness can look like
Where it sits
| Contemporary YA Romance | 34% |
|---|---|
| Christian Relationships YA | 33% |
| Teen Suicide | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
- Bullying for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Authors
- Nicole Quigley
- Publisher
- Blink
- Published
- September 3, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Bullying and self-image · Grief after suicide · Loyalty and relationships
- Reading lane
- YA Divorce & Marriage Stories