The Start of Me and You
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4.7 • 11 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Acclaimed author Emery Lord pens another gorgeous story of best friends, new love, and second chances.
* "Will inspire readers." --SLJ, starred review
It's been a year since it happened--when Paige Hancock's first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for two years, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school . . . and she has a plan. First: Get her old crush, Ryan Chase, to date her--the perfect way to convince everyone she's back to normal. Next: Join a club--simple, it's high school after all. But when Ryan's sweet, nerdy cousin, Max, moves to town and recruits Paige for the Quiz Bowl team (of all things!) her perfect plan is thrown for a serious loop. Will Paige be able to face her fears and finally open herself up to the life she was meant to live?
Acclaim for The Start of Me and You
A Huffington Post Top YA Books of 2015
One of PopSugar's Best YA Books of 2015
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Last year, Paige Hancock's boyfriend died, and although she and Aaron had only dated for a short time, everyone still thinks of her as "the Girl Whose Boyfriend Drowned." As Paige begins her junior year of high school, she is ready to move on, romantically speaking, and she makes a list of all the things that will help her start over including dating Ryan Chase, "my ultimate, since-middle-school pipe dream of a crush." Then Paige surprises herself and joins the school's competitive quiz game team, where she gets to know Ryan's cousin Max. Soon, she is falling hard for Max while trying to convince herself she's better off with Ryan. Lord (Open Road Summer) offers a sweet story of love and loss (in addition to Aaron's increasingly distant demise, Paige is facing the imminent death of her ailing grandmother). The author is gentle with Paige as she struggles to redefine herself both in school and at home, as well as figure out who understands her best as she stumbles toward new romance. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful
I read this faster than I had read any book. For 400 pages it only took me 3 days to read and that would typically take me a week to finish. I loved how it wasn’t the perfect love story. It was realistic without being too imperfect. I loved how it was at the very last moment when it all came together because when it happens to early I just get bored.