| Not Like You Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Davis, Deborah |
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ISBN: 0007833999 ISBN-13: 9780547076157 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt OUR PRICE: $7.34 Product Type: - Other Formats Published: March 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: How do you learn to love the person who scares you the most? Kayla's mom calls their moves as, "Starting a new chapter." Five in the past two years. Each time it's the same: Marilyn promises to stop drinking, breaks her promise, and they're off again. This time it's New Mexico. But something feels different. Kayla is putting down roots, starting her own dog-walking business, and spending time with Remy, a twenty-four-year-old musician. He's her refuge from Marilyn's daily struggle with sobriety. But Kayla is only fifteen. Does an older man really offer Kayla the refuge she needs? Or is the safety she craves actually with the person who scares her most? "Heart wrenching and hopeful, that's what this book is, and that's what life is." --TeensReadToo.com *"This story hits all the right notes."--SLJ, starred review "[A] moving, gritty novel"--Booklist "A strongly written portrait of a sympathetic young woman. . . . absolutely believable."--The Bulletin |
| Additional Information |
| Library of Congress Subjects: - 01 |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex |
| Dewey: Alcoholism; Fiction. |
| LCCN: Mothers and daughter |
| Series: 26 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do you learn to love the person who scares you the most? Kayla's mom calls their moves as, "Starting a new chapter." Five in the past two years. Each time it's the same: Marilyn promises to stop drinking, breaks her promise, and they're off again. This time it's New Mexico. But something feels different. Kayla is putting down roots, starting her own dog-walking business, and spending time with Remy, a twenty-four-year-old musician. He's her refuge from Marilyn's daily struggle with sobriety. But Kayla is only fifteen. Does an older man really offer Kayla the refuge she needs? Or is the safety she craves actually with the person who scares her most? "Heart wrenching and hopeful, that's what this book is, and that's what life is." --TeensReadToo.com *"This story hits all the right notes."--SLJ, starred review " A] moving, gritty novel"--Booklist "A strongly written portrait of a sympathetic young woman. . . . absolutely believable."--The Bulletin |