From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes an honest and touching depiction of friendship, first love, and everything in between. Perfect for fans of Love, Simon and What If It's Us.Courtney Cooper and Jupiter Sanchez (Coop & Jupe!) have been next-door neighbors and best friends since they were seven-years-old. She's his partner-in-crime and other half. But lately, Cooper can't ignore he might want something more than friendship from Jupiter.
When Rae Chin moves to town she can't believe how lucky she is to find Coop and Jupe. Being the new kid is usually synonymous with pariah, but around these two, she finally feels like she belongs. She's so grateful she wants to kiss him...and her.
Jupiter has always liked girls. But when Rae starts dating Cooper, Jupe realizes that the only girl she ever really imagined by his side was
her.One story. Three sides. No easy answers.
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA BOSTON GLOBE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF 2018"Fans of Nic and new readers will find themselves engrossed." -Teen Vogue"Declaring yourself--how you would like to be represented and whom you want to love and connect with--is treated with real tenderness." -The New York Times
On sale: September 17, 2019
Age: 14 and up
Grade: Grade 9 & Up
Page count: 336 Pages
ISBN: 9781101939567
Reading level: Lexile: HL780L
Nic Stone is the author of many novels, including the #1
New York Times bestseller
Dear Martin and its
New York Times bestselling sequel,
Dear Justyce. She also penned the young adult titles
Odd One Out, an NPR Best Book and an ALA Rainbow Book Top Ten,
Jackpot, a love-
ish story that takes a searing look at economic inequality, and
Chaos Theory, a Southern Book Prize finalist and a YALSA Quick Pick Selection. Her middle-grade novels include
Clean Getaway, a
New York Times bestseller, and
Fast Pitch, which received two starred reviews including from
Publishers Weekly, which said, “Black girl magic hits a home run in Stone’s latest.” Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family.
Praise for Odd One Out:
An NPR Best Book of 2018!“For fans of authors who dig complex relationships, like Shannon M. Parker, Ashley Woodfolk and Misa Sugiura.”
–Paste Magazine"Essential reading."
–Booklist, Starred Review"An important and necessary love story."
–SLJ"Stone challenges stereotypical notions of what it means to be straight, bisexual, or gay, showing how sexual identities and desires can be as complicated as the individual human brain."
–PWPraise for Dear Martin:A 2018 BookExpo Editors' Buzz Selection!An Indies Introduce Selection!A Kids' Indie Next List pick!"Powerful, wrenching."
–John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down"Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching. A must read!"
–Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give"Painfully timely and deeply moving."
–Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Raw and gripping."
–Jason Reynolds, bestselling coauthor of All American Boys
"Teens, librarians and teachers alike will find this book a godsend. . . . Vivid and powerful."
–Booklist, Starred"A visceral portrait of a young man reckoning with the ugly, persistent violence of social injustice."
–Publishers Weekly
