Not Exactly a Love Story
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Random House Children's Books · Ebook · July 22, 2014
“A fifteen-year-old creates an alter ego to woo his dream girl.
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- Who it’s for
- A close, witty-feeling romantic tangle turns on attraction, anonymity, and the trouble of keeping identities straight.
- Themes
- Romantic connection, Identity and deception, Divorce and family change
- Genres
- YA Romance, Coming of Age, Romantic Comedy for Teens
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“A fifteen-year-old creates an alter ego to woo his dream girl. Compulsively readable.” —The New York Times This quirky, flirty, and smart story will appeal to fans of Frank Portman’s King Dork, John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines, and Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor and Park. It’s not exactly a love story . . . but it’s pretty close. It’s 1977. Fifteen-year-old Vinnie is recovering from the worst case of acne his dermatologist’s ever seen.
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His girl moved to California without saying good-bye. And the ink on his parents’ divorce papers is barely dry when his mom announces they’re moving from Queens to Long Island. The silver lining? Moving next door to Patsy, everyone’s dream girl. Not that she’d ever notice him. But when Vinnie calls Patsy one night, it leads to a chain of anonymous midnight conversations, and the two develop a surprisingly strong connection despite the lies it’s built on. But as Vinnie gets to know Patsy in real life, it’s clear that both identities can’t survive. . . .
Flirty Complications
A close, witty-feeling romantic tangle turns on attraction, anonymity, and the trouble of keeping identities straight.
Come here for
- Teen romance with a playful, not-quite-love-story edge
- The pull between midnight connection and real-life awkwardness
Expect
- A sustained story shaped by lies and growing closeness
- A flirtatious mix of humor and emotional complications
Where it sits
| Coming of Age | 59% |
|---|---|
| Romantic Comedy for Teens | 34% |
| YA Romance | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Romance
- Social Themes for Teens
- Dating & Sex for Teens
- Authors
- Audrey Couloumbis
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- July 22, 2014
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Romantic connection · Identity and deception · Divorce and family change
- Reading lane
- YA Romance