A Short History of the Girl Next Door (Hardcover)

Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this unrequited love story will appeal to fans of Jennifer Niven, John Green, and Jesse Andrews.

Seriously, how can you see a person nearly every day of your life and never think a thing of it, then all of a sudden, one day, it's different? You see that goofy grin a thousand times and just laugh. But goofy grin #1,001 nearly stops your heart?

Right. That sounds like a bad movie already.

Matt Wainwright is constantly sabotaged by the overdramatic movie director in his head. He can't tell his best friend, Tabby, how he really feels about her, he implodes on the JV basketball team, and the only place he feels normal is in Mr. Ellis's English class, discussing the greatest fart scenes in literature and writing poems about pissed-off candy-cane lumberjacks.

If this were a movie, everything would work out perfectly. Tabby would discover that Matt's madly in love with her, be overcome with emotion, and would fall into his arms. Maybe in the rain.

But that's not how it works. Matt watches Tabby get swept away by senior basketball star and all-around great guy Liam Branson. Losing Tabby to Branson is bad enough, but screwing up and losing her as a friend is even worse.

After a tragic accident, Matt finds himself left on the sidelines, on the verge of spiraling out of control and losing everything that matters to him. From debut author Jared Reck comes a fiercely funny and heart-wrenching novel about love, longing, and what happens when life as you know it changes in an instant.

General

Imprint:	Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	Jared Reck
Dimensions:	211 x 147 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-1-5247-1607-3
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Teenage romance Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > General Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Fiction dealing with specific issues > General Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Fiction Dealing With Specific Issues Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Teenage Romance Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-5247-1607-3
Barcode:	9781524716073

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A quick read with a solid character-driven storyline

Tue, 3 Oct 2017 | Review by: Sue @ Crushingcinders

A quick read with a solid character-driven storyline and the social awkwardness of Matt, the narrator/protagonist, very relatable. But, the story is very predictable and the sport-related parts too technical for me. Despite identifying with Matt's lack of self-confidence I didn't like him. I would have liked the storyline to be deeper and Tabby's character further explored as I didn't experience any of the expected emotions. @crushingcinders I was voluntarily provided with a complimentary review copy by the publisher.

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