Love and Other Perishable Items
Laura Buzo,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Random House Children's Books on 12-11-2012
Laura Buzo,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Random House Children's Books on 12-11-2012
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780375986741 (037598674X)
ASIN: 9780375986741
Publish date: 11-12-2012
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Australia,
Young Adult Contemporary,
Fiction
It seems that almost every book with young characters runs a risk of becoming a mixture of love story and coming-of-age journey - a combination that can easily turn stale, grounded in tropes, cliché-filled pseudo-deep conclusions and quasi-sophistication. After all, the pains of growing up are far...
A 15-year old and a 21-year old? How will that ever work out?But somehow, Laura Buzo managed to pull off telling a story about a 15 year old girl who falls for her 21 year old coworker, in this novel about first love, growing up, and moving on.Sometimes I think, I really must be a 15-year old trappe...
That was fun. Amelia and Chris really know how to get to you, don't they? I can see so much of my former teen self in her, and so much of a lot of males I know now in Chris. Relateable, realistic, and a charming read.