Ana has big plans to be an important writer. But not a romance writer, like her mom, because she's seen what love does to people. From her parents' constant bickering to her sister's endless string of broken hearts to her best friend's on-again, off-again relationship, love is messy and Ana wants no part of it. When a school writing contest pairs her up with Alejandro, a notorious serial dater, Ana is annoyed. Alejandro is everything she can't stand—romantic, sentimental, and idealistic. But Ana is willing to put her qualms aside for the sake of the big prize: publication. As the two work together to create a winning story, Ana finds herself impressed with Alejandro's writing. But despite their new connection, there's no way she can fall for him. After all, she's sure this is definitely not a love story.
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- ISBN: 9781978597167
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- ISBN: 9781978597167
- File size: 1254 KB
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- English
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Publisher's Weekly
January 22, 2024
A teen copes with the inevitability of change in this poignant blank verse novel by Seldeen (Everything I Know). Aspiring author Ana Morales fervently refuses to write romances like her mother does, craving to create “stories/ that change the world.” It doesn’t help that her parents’ constant bickering has left her embittered about love and makes her home life difficult. Ana’s excitement over a school short story contest is tempered by a forced partnership with former friend Alejandro Garcia, an excellent writer who favors “gooey and sweet” subjects. But not only does their collaborative effort begin with surprising synergy, Ana’s rekindled friendship with Alejandro sparks new, uncomfortable feelings. Simplistic parallel plots drive the story forward and radiate a cozy atmosphere, and Seldeen’s verse artfully expresses the emotional roller coaster of Ana’s travails at home and school, which feel familiar and are sometimes heartbreaking: “I look up/ at the way/ the tree branches/ scrape the wide sky./ The way the clouds/ stretch across/ the horizon./ And I feel/ unbelievably/ small.” Ana and Alejandro cue as Latinx. Ages 14–17.
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