Algonquin Young Readers
June 2018
On Sale: June 12, 2018
352 pages ISBN: 1616206764 EAN: 9781616206765 Kindle: B075G62768 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Lizzy Swift is a senior in high school, shyly emerging from
her nerd chrysalis to take her first gamble on the Argyll
social scene. She braves a relationship with her longtime
crush, Matt Ashley, and befriends the reckless, enigmatic
senior transfer, Claire Reynolds, who introduces Lizzy to
downtown Philadelphia—its clubs, street life, and vibrant
art scene. Soon art and passion take priority over homework,
after-school jobs, and her longstanding Ivy League ambitions.
But almost as quickly, these delights and distractions are
clouded by suspicions and doubts. Sometimes Lizzy feels that
she and Matt are soul mates; other times it seems he’s
holding back from her. Claire can be moody, and while she
confesses bits and pieces of a breakup so heart-wrenching
she changed schools, she won’t tell Lizzy the whole story.
Lizzy wants Claire to confide in her, even as she keeps her
own secrets from her new best friend. When startling
revelations inevitably come to light, they just might
shatter these delicate bonds of love and passion, friendship
and loyalty.
Set against the neon pop of the late eighties and told with
authentic voice and inimitable prose, Adele Griffin’s
heart-racing novel takes readers on a journey through the
thrill of rebellion and the complications of first love.
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