For Keeps - by Natasha Friend (Paperback)

About the Book

Josie has never met her dad. To Josie, Paul Tucci is just a guy who got her mom pregnant and then moved away. But now Paul Tucci is back in town, and Josie has to deal with not one but two men in her life--her father and her first boyfriend.

Book Synopsis

A young teen finds out what happens when a girl gets the guy she always wanted and the dad she never knew she needed.

"Fast-paced and full of little twists, Josie's story is a sweet and savvy coming-of-age tale. Hopeful and endearing."--Kirkus Reviews

Getting the guy you never knew you needed . . .

For sixteen years, Josie Gardner and her mom, Kate, have been a team. It's been the Gardner Girls against the world, and that's how Josie likes it. Until one day, they find out that Paul Tucci--Kate's high school boyfriend and the father Josie has never met--is back in town. As Josie's mom falls back into her heartbroken teenage self, Josie is trying to navigate her first real relationship, fearing that history will repeat itself.

Now Josie has to deal with two men in her life; the dad she never knew and her first real boyfriend. When Josie learns some surprising truths about Paul Tucci and the past, she begins questioning what she thought she knew about her parents . . . and herself.

Review Quotes

"Fast-paced and full of little twists, Josie+s story is a sweet and savvy coming-of-age tale. Hopeful and endearing."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Natasha Friend is the author of Perfect, Lush, and Bounce. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and their three small children. She still has every love note from high school sitting in a box in her closet, and she will never throw them out.