Release Date: January 3, 2017Published by: Clarion
Read from: December 24-31, 2016Stand-aloneSource: TLAFor fans of: Inclusive Literature, Own Voices, Romance, YA
Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can’t step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did.
Norah can’t leave the house, but can she let someone in? As their friendship grows deeper, Norah realizes Luke deserves a normal girl. One who can lie on the front lawn and look up at the stars. One who isn’t so screwed up.
"It's never made sense to me, how I can crave fresh air and be so afraid of simultaneously.'"pg. 50
"Alas, magic is for stories and shampoo that doesn't sting when it gets in your eyes.'"pg. 90
"Ignore it. Of course I can't ignore it, because there is a certain amount of safety in knowing everything there is to know about a situation.'"pg. 94
"When people say weird, what they really mean is different. And being difference has never been a bad thing.'"pg. 330
This book is definitely one I can see myself re-reading already. I will not forget this Own Voices story and I hope each and every one who reads this enjoys it as much as I did!"Beauty comes from how you treat people and how you behave, But if a little lipstick makes you smile, then you should wear it and forget what anyone else thinks.'"pg. 234
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