Love, Life, and the List

What do you do when you've fallen for your best friend? Funny and romantic, this effervescent story about family, friendship, and finding yourself is perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han.

Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner's summer isn't going the way she'd planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn't been able to manage her mother's growing issues with anxiety. And now she's been rejected from an art show because her work "has no heart." So when she gets another opportunity to show her paintings, Abby isn't going to take any chances.

Which is where the list comes in.

Abby gives herself one month to do ten things, ranging from face a fear (#3) to learn a stranger's story (#5) to fall in love (#8). She knows that if she can complete the list, she'll become the kind of artist she's always dreamed of being.

But as the deadline approaches, Abby realizes that getting through the list isn't as straightforward as it seems . . . and that maybe--just maybe--she can't change her art if she isn't first willing to change herself.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 12/26/2017
ISBN: 9780062675774
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.50d

Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 48
School Library Journal 12/01/2017 pg. 105
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2018 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 129 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 193548 / Love, Life, and the List
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 10