$9.39 sale price when purchased online
$12.99 list price
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence.
- 320 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
Description
About the Book
"A gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence"--Book Synopsis
From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence. Sharp and irresistible, it's perfect for fans of Judy Blume's Summer Sisters and Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend. New York City. Summer 1983. A summer internship in New York was meant to be everything Beth wanted. But from the moment she arrives in the city she feels wrong: wrong hair, terrible clothes, defective smile, too obviously a virgin. Sharing a hot, cockroach-filled apartment with a couple falling out of love completes the dream picture. Then she meets her fellow interns: ambitious out-of-towner Dan, preppy rich boy Oliver, and Edie -- a beautiful, brittle, magnetic, instant best friend. Irresistible people are like gravity. You can't help being pulled towards them -- can you?Review Quotes
One of Audible Canada's Best of 2023 PRAISE FOR Friends Like These "Rosoff evokes an unbearably hot summer in Manhattan with sidewalk-melting intensity, not skimping on gritty period detail, conveyed in a tabloid tone from the very first page. . . . Readers who remember the 1980s will enjoy this edgy tale of lost innocence as much as new adults." --Kirkus Reviews "Through [Beth and Edie's] intense and complicated relationship, Rosoff depicts a rousing tale that centers an ambitious yet insecure teenager learning to take control of her life and desires." --Publishers Weekly "A quick read that will delight readers dreaming of a New York City adventure for themselves." --Booklist "Rosoff, always incredibly adept with her creation of characters and storylines, excels once again." --Youth Services Book Review
About the Author
MEG ROSOFF grew up in a suburb of Boston and moved to London in 1989. She spent fifteen years working in advertising before writing her first YA novel, How I Live Now, which has sold more than a million copies in thirty-six territories. It won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Michael L. Printz Award in the US and was made into a feature film. Her subsequent nine novels have been awarded or shortlisted for, among others, the Carnegie Medal and the National Book Award. She lives in London with her husband, the painter Paul Hamlyn.Dimensions (Overall): 7.72 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x 1.02 Inches (D)
Weight: .66 Pounds
Suggested Age: 14 Years
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Social Themes
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Theme: Friendship
Format: Paperback
Author: Meg Rosoff
Language: English
Street Date: May 30, 2023
TCIN: 1002215846
UPC: 9781774881101
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-7644
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 1.02 inches length x 5.2 inches width x 7.72 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.66 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.