Every book ive read by her is even better than the one before it. In this fresh, poignant novel, mike is struggling to come to terms with her fathers suicide and her mothers detachment from the family. Far from xanadu by julie anne peters 2005, hardcover for. However, mikes friend jamie quickly points out that xanadu is straight. Little, brown books for young readers, sep 15, 2008 juvenile fiction 288 pages. Find far from xanadu 031615881x by peters, julie anne. After class, as i was exchanging my math book for my cleats, that same dusky perfume bit my nose. Julie anne peters born january 16, 1952 is an american author of young adult fiction. It took a while to cut through the wallboard, since i only had the keyhole saw, and when i lifted out the square of wall, the problem presented itself. Luna 2004, far from xanadu 2005, and between mom and jo 2006.
A great coming of age book, detailed, and compassionate. In addition to the united states, peters s books have been published in numerous countries, including south korea, china, croatia, germany, france, italy, indonesia, turkey and brazil. Far from xanadu by julie anne peters 20070401 julie anne peters on. This is another excellent book from julie anne peters.
April 1st 2007 by little, brown young readers source. Pretend you love me by julie anne peters nook book ebook. Admittedly, i didnt click with it when i first started, which i usually do but after a while, i was hooked. In this fresh, poignant novel originally published under the title far from xanadu, mike is struggling to come to terms with her fathers suicide. Grabbing jamie by his cougar emblem, she added, lets go, girlfriend. Julie anne peters takes a wealth of challenging issues and deftly integrates them. Goodreads members voted far from xanadu into the following lists. In this fresh, poignant novel mike is struggling to come to terms with her fathers suicide and her mothers detachment from her family. Peters has published 20 works, mostly novels, geared toward children and adolescents, many of which feature lgbt characters. I just couldnt get enough and in the end, as always with peters books, i. Far from xanadu has a different feel from julie anne peters s other books.
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When she was five, her family moved to the denver suburbs in colorado. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Check out our giveaways and exclusive cover reveals for. Julie anne peters is probably my favorite author, so needless to say when i found out i won a book of my choice, i picked this one. Some adult readers may find the language offensive in a couple scenes, but it reflects language that is in common use by teens. Julie anne peters is the critically acclaimed author of define normal, between mom and jo, far from xanadu, and luna, a national book award finalist. This acclaimed book by julie anne peters is available at in several formats for your ereader. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The only problem is that mike is a girl and xanadu likes boys. Author julie anne peterss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Sarah, her girlfriend, with whom she dreamed with about the day they could move far away and. In this fresh, poignant novel originally published under the title far from xanadu, mike is struggling to come to terms with her fathers suicide and her. Far from xanadu by julie anne peters and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book was my first julie ann peters book, and i absolutely loved it.
When gorgeous xanadu arrives sent from the city for dealing drugs that killed someone, mike falls headoverheels in love. I thought this was better than keeping you a secret, not as good as luna or between mom and jo. I heard jamie say, could i ride in the trunk and pretend im a corpse. Xanadu is a handful, yet mike plunges right in, in hopes of finding true love. It was a good book, but not as good as keping you a secret. Uncle lee got into it with aunt faye about me even borrowing it. Mary elizabeth is gay and likes to pump iron, play softball. Mike pumps iron in the morning, drives her truck to school, plays softball in the afternoon, and fixes the neighbors plumbing at. I read it three years ago, and it truly helped me figure out who i was by relating to the characters in the book. Mikes in her third year of high school in the town where shes always lived. Peters weaves mikes yearning for xanadu together with mikes lovehate.
Suicide, juvenile fiction, family problems, interpersonal relations, fiction, grief. Far from xanadu book by julie anne peters 2 available. Best ya fiction with glbtqqi themes characters, lesbian teen fiction, best lesbian fi. Buy far from xanadu by julie anne peters online at alibris. Far from xanadu quotes by julie anne peters goodreads. Julie anne peters, the author of a number of critically acclaimed. Pretend you love me by julie anne peters little, brown books for. Julie anne peters, the author of a number of critically acclaimed novels for young people, has made her reputation writing about young people struggling with sex and gender identity. From the author of luna comes this heartbreaking yet hopeful novel. Far from xanadu by julie anne peters 20050504 julie anne peters on.
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