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Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything,
delivers a witty and heartbreaking tale of first love, second beginnings, and
last chances in this timely and authentic bisexual coming-of-age story, perfect
for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera and now available in paperback.In Southern California, no one lives more than thirty miles
from the nearest fault line. Sasha Bloom is standing right on top of one when
her world literally crumbles around her. With her mother now dead and father
out of the picture, Sasha moves in with her estranged grandparents.
Living in her mom’s old bedroom, Sasha has no idea who she
is anymore. Luckily, her grandparents are certain they know who she should be:
A lawyer in the making. Ten pounds skinnier. In a socially advantageous
relationship with a boy from a good family—a boy like Cole Edwards.
And Cole has ideas for who Sasha should be, too. His plus
one at lunch. His girlfriend. His.
Sasha tries to make everything work, but that means folding
away her love of photography, her grief for her mother, and he growing interest
in the magnificently clever Lily Chen. Sasha wants to follow Lily off the
beaten path, to discover hidden beaches, secret menus, and the truth about
dinosaur pee.
But being friends with Lily might lead somewhere new. Is
Sasha willing to stop being the girl everyone expects and let the girl beneath
the surface breath through?
About the author
Robyn Schneider is the bestselling author of The Beginning of Everything, Extraordinary Means, and Invisible Ghosts, which have earned numerous starred reviews, appeared on many state reading lists, and been published in over a dozen countries. She is a graduate of Columbia University, where she studied creative writing, and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where she earned a master of bioethics. She lives in Los Angeles, California, but also on the internet. You can find her at www.robynschneider.com.
Summary
Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything,
delivers a witty and heartbreaking tale of first love, second beginnings, and
last chances in this timely and authentic bisexual coming-of-age story, perfect
for fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera and now available in paperback.
In Southern California, no one lives more than thirty miles
from the nearest fault line. Sasha Bloom is standing right on top of one when
her world literally crumbles around her. With her mother now dead and father
out of the picture, Sasha moves in with her estranged grandparents.
Living in her mom’s old bedroom, Sasha has no idea who she
is anymore. Luckily, her grandparents are certain they know who she should be:
A lawyer in the making. Ten pounds skinnier. In a socially advantageous
relationship with a boy from a good family—a boy like Cole Edwards.
And Cole has ideas for who Sasha should be, too. His plus
one at lunch. His girlfriend. His.
Sasha tries to make everything work, but that means folding
away her love of photography, her grief for her mother, and he growing interest
in the magnificently clever Lily Chen. Sasha wants to follow Lily off the
beaten path, to discover hidden beaches, secret menus, and the truth about
dinosaur pee.
But being friends with Lily might lead somewhere new. Is
Sasha willing to stop being the girl everyone expects and let the girl beneath
the surface breath through?
