A Short History of the Girl Next Door

A Short History of the Girl Next Door

Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this unrequited-love story will appeal to fans of Jennifer Niven, John Green, and Jesse Andrews.
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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, itâ€™s different? You see that goofy grin a thousand times and just laugh. But goofy grin #1,001 nearly stops your heart?
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Right. That sounds like a bad movie already.
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Matt Wainwright is constantly sabotaged by the overdramatic movie director in his head. He canâ€™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. Ellisâ€™s English class, discussing the greatest fart scenes in literature and writing poems about pissed-off candy-cane lumberjacks.
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If this were a movie, everything would work out perfectly. Tabby would discover that Mattâ€™s madly in love with her, be overcome with emotion, and fall into his arms. Maybe in the rain.
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But thatâ€™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.
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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.

â€œThis story broke my heart and made me laugh and gave me hopeâ€”and really, what more can you ask of a book than that? I loved it, and I have a feeling you will too.â€ â€”Jennifer E. Smith, author of Windfall and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

â€œIn the blink of an eye, A Short History of the Girl Next Door goes from hilarious to haunting to harrowing to heartbreaking to hopeful and back.â€ â€”Jeff Zentner, award-winning author of The Serpent King and Goodbye Days
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â€œSharp, smart, and unforgettable.â€ â€”Kate Hattemer, critically acclaimed author of The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy and The Land of 10,000 Madonnas

â€œA powerful novel about first love, the intimacy of childhood friendships, and moving forward from loss.â€ â€”Publishers Weekly

â€œPair this with other novels that explore loss from a male perspective, such as Jeff Zentnerâ€™s Goodbye Days or Adam Silveraâ€™s History Is All You Left Me.â€ â€”Booklist

â€œReck gives subtlety and depth to Matt, so heâ€™s believable as a flawed guy negotiating his way through his feelings for Tabby as well as his social status in school, his ideas of masculinity, and his insecurities.â€Â â€”The Bulletin

â€œRecommend this to readers who enjoyed Steven Levensonâ€™s Dear Evan Hansen.â€ â€”VOYA
Country USA
Brand Ember
Manufacturer Ember
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 52418265
Color White
ReleaseDate 2018-12-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781524716103

Country	USA
Brand	Ember
Manufacturer	Ember
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	52418265
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2018-12-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781524716103

A Short History of the Girl Next Door

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