A Long Way from You
For too long, Kitsy has had to satisfy her dreams of becoming a real artist by giving her friends makeovers before prom. So when her best friend Corrinne's family offers to sponsor her for a summer art course in New York City, Kitsy bids a temporary good-bye to Texas to say hello to the West...
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For too long, Kitsy has had to satisfy her dreams of becoming a real artist by giving her friends makeovers before prom. So when her best friend Corrinne's family offers to sponsor her for a summer art course in New York City, Kitsy bids a temporary good-bye to Texas to say hello to the West Village. Between navigating the subway and the New Yorkers—namely, the Art Boy who has a nice trick of getting under her skin—Kitsy knows that this summer is going to be about a lot more than figure drawing.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061978852 (006197885X)
Publish date: June 5th 2012
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Frustrated. That's the word that comes to mind when thinking about this book. I was completely frustrated reading it because nothing seemed to happen! I read Where I Belong not that long ago so I was exited to hear that Kitsy's story was going to be released this year. I loved the character in Corri...
4 starsI enjoyed this quiet, feel good read. Kisty's New York adventure forces her to take a good, long look at her life and dreams, and helps her to face her problems at home. The resolution of her strained relationship with her mother is too easily won, but I found this book a fulfilling read. ...
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A really fun read! One of my absolute favorite characters in Where I Belong was chatterbox cheerleader and closet art aficionado Kitsy Kidd. In A Long Way From You, Kitsy gets her own story. She's accepted to a prestigious summer art program in New York City and, you guessed it, in this book, a si...
I don't read many young adult contemporaries but, if this is what is out there, I really need to start. A LONG WAY FROM YOU was a story with heart and has a main character I fell in love with. Kitsy Kidd is from a small town in Texas. Her mom smokes and drinks too much and leaves the responsibility ...