Following her mother’s death, Ruby is reluctantly reunited with her estranged movie star father in this award-winning and bestselling free verse novel.
When Ruby’s mother dies, she’s dragged three thousand miles away from her gorgeous boyfriend, Ray, to live in LA with her father, who she’s only ever seen in movies. He’s a mega-famous actor who divorced her mom before Ruby was even born, and while the rest of the world may love him, Ruby definitely does not.
But as time passes and pages turn, Ruby comes to understand that circumstances are far more complicated than they seem, and sometimes forgiveness is found where you least expect it.
A teen boy confronts the complications of love in this award-winning free verse novel.
Don't get me wrong-my girlfriend's amazing.
But the way things have been going lately,
I'm starting to believe that the only thing worse
than not getting what you want, is getting it.
Even though Murphy's thrilled to be with Sophie, the consequences of their relationship-and the temptations outside of it-force him to consider everything he knows about love. Told in free verse and brimming with authenticity, this novel provides unique insight into the mind of a young man.
Can be enjoyed as a standalone or follow up to Sonya Sones critically acclaimed WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN'T KNOW (S&S 2001).
Sonya Sones, award-winning author of What My Mother Doesn't Know, delivers a gripping, funny, and inspiring novel in verse about what happens when the person you set out to save ends up saving you.
Right before winter break, fourteen-year-old Molly Rosenberg reluctantly volunteers to participate in Santa Monica's annual homeless count, just to get her school's community service requirement out of the way. But when she ends up meeting Red, a spirited homeless girl only a few years older than she is, Molly makes it her mission to reunite her with her family in time for Christmas. This turns out to be extremely difficult-because Red refuses to talk about her past. There are things Molly won't talk about either. Like the awful thing that happened last winter. She may never be ready to talk about that. Not to Red, or to Cristo, the soulful boy she meets while riding the Ferris wheel one afternoon.
When Molly realizes that the friends who Red keeps mentioning are nothing more than voices inside Red's head, she becomes even more concerned about her well-being. How will Molly keep her safe until she can figure out a way to get Red home? In Sonya Sones's latest novel, two girls, with much more in common than they realize, give each other a new perspective on the meaning of family, friendship, and forgiveness.
Who am I? To be perfectly honest, I’m not exactly sure who I am. I guess you could say I’m the fifteen-year-old daughter of an annoyingly famous movie star. Or maybe I’m the eighteen-year-old daughter of a famous movie star’s stand-in. Or maybe I’m the thousand-year-old daughter of a vampire. . . . Having trouble guessing which one of these stories is true? Join the club. My friends have a joke about me: How can you tell if Colette is lying? Her mouth is open.
My name is Sophie. This book is about me. It tells the heart-stoppingly riveting story of my first love. And also of my second. And, okay, my third love, too. It's not that I'm boy crazy. It's just that even though I'm almost fifteen it's like my mind and my body and my heart just don't seem to be able to agree on anything. "Fast, funny, touching." - Booklist, starred review "A verse experience that will leave readers sighing with recognition and satisfaction." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Honest...destined to captivate." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
