Michelle Levy

Fans of Eleanor and Park, The Spectacular Now, Willow, and Perfectly Good White Boy wont be able to put down this gritty but hopeful love story about two struggling teens. Tyler has a football scholarship to Stanford, a hot girlfriend, and a reliable army of friends to party with. Then his mom kills herself. And Tyler lets it all go. Now he needs to dodge what his dad is offering (verbal tirades and abuse) and earn what his dad isnt (money): He needs a job. Its there that he reunites with Jordyn, his childhood best friend, and now the token goth girl at school. Jordyn brings Tyler an unexpected peace and, finally, love. But with his family in shambles, he cant risk bringing Jordyn too deeply into his life. So when violence rocks Tylers world again, will it be Jordyn who shows him the way to a hopeful future? Or after everything, will Tyler have to find it in himself?This tough, realistic page-turner reveals a boys point of view on loss and loveperfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Tim Tharp, Julia Hoban, Carrie Mesrobian, and Mindi Scott.

¿Y si la persona que tienes al lado fuera justo esa que estás buscando? Una maravillosa historia de amor y superación sobre dos jóvenes con vidas turbulentas. Tyler acaba de recibir un golpe muy duro y ahora tendra que aprender a luchar contra sus sentimientos y ser lo suficientemente fuerte como para plantarle cara a su padre. Pero, de forma casi casual, surge un rayo de esperanza: Jordyn, una chica que, bajo una apariencia oscura, esconde un corazon luminoso. ¿Como no enamorarse de ella? Tyler sabe que no puede arriesgarse a arrastrarla dentro de su caos particular. Pero ella esta ahi, a su lado, y juntos aprenderan a vivir en un mundo nuevo, que ellos mismos inventaran. El libro perfecto para los fans de Las ventajas de ser un marginado y Eleanor y Park.