Sweethearts
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · January 1, 2009
As children, Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick were both social outcasts.
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- Who it’s for
- A quiet, emotionally layered story about old friendship, changed lives, and the past that stays close.
- Genres
- Friendship for Teens, Contemporary YA Romance, Coming of Age
- Published
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, January 1, 2009
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As children, Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick were both social outcasts. They were also one another's only friend. So when Cameron disappears without warning, Jennifer thinks she's lost the only person who will ever understand her. Now in high school, Jennifer has been transformed. Known as Jenna, she's popular, happy, and dating, everything "Jennifer" couldn't be---but she still can't shake the memory of her long-lost friend.
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When Cameron suddenly reappears, they are both confronted with memories of their shared past and the drastically different paths their lives have taken. From the National Book Award nominated author of Story of a Girl, Sweethearts is a story about the power of memory, the bond of friendship, and the quiet resilience of our childhood hearts.
Past and Present
A quiet, emotionally layered story about old friendship, changed lives, and the past that stays close.
Come here for
- A friendship shaped by childhood loneliness and the ache of being remembered
- The tension between who you were and who you’ve become
Expect
- Memory and belonging at the heart of a coming-of-age story
- A tender look at childhood bonds meeting high-school life
Where it sits
| Coming of Age | 69% |
|---|---|
| Friendship for Teens | 64% |
| Contemporary YA Romance | 58% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Abuse & Healing
- Dating & Sex for Teens
- Authors
- Sara Zarr
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Published
- January 1, 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women