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10 things I can see from here / Carrie Mac.
Maeve, a sufferer of severe anxiety, moves in with her recovering alcoholic father and her very pregnant stepmother and falls for a girl who is not afraid of anything.
Record details
- ISBN: 0399556257
- ISBN: 9780399556258
- Physical Description: 312 pages
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Subject: | Anxiety disorders > Fiction. Fathers and daughters > Fiction. Lesbians > Fiction. Lesbian teenagers > Fiction. Vancouver (B.C.) > Fiction. |
- Baker & Taylor
A girl who has struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember is required by her mother's long work assignment to temporarily live with her alcoholic father and pregnant stepmom in Vancouver, where she falls in love with a fearless girl. Simultaneous eBook. - Random House, Inc.
Perfect for fans of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down and Nina LaCour's We Are Okay, this is the poignant and uplifting story of Maeve, who is dealing with anxiety while falling in love with a girl who is not afraid of anything.
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Maeve has heard it all before. Sheâs been struggling with severe anxiety for a long time, and as much as she wishes it was something she could just talk herself out of, itâs not. She constantly imagines the worst, composes obituaries in her head, and is always ready for things to fall apart. To add to her troubles, her momâthe only one who really gets what Maeve goes throughâis leaving for six months, so Maeve will be sent to live with her dad in Vancouver.
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Vancouver brings a slew of new worries, but Maeve finds brief moments of calm (as well as even more worries) with Salix, a local girl who doesnât seem to worry about anything. Between her dadâs wavering sobriety, her very pregnant stepmom insisting on a home birth, and her bumbling courtship with Salix, this summer brings more catastrophes than even Maeve could have foreseen. Will she be able to navigate through all the chaos to be there for the people she loves?
An ALA Rainbow Book List selection
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
"With Maeve, Mac delivers a character who's heartwarmingly real and sympathetic, and her story provides a much needed mirror for anxious queer girls everywhere."âKirkus, Starred review
"This is a good companion book for other anxiety-riddled stories, such as The Shattering by Karen Healey, and Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella."âBooklist
"This hopeful offering will resonate with young people for their own lives, even if the journey is hard and takes time and patience...[a] compelling portrait of a teenâs experiences with anxiety and challenging family dynamics."--SLJ
"Mac carefully makes clear that Maeve is plenty able to find joy other places than the perfect girl and that sheâs working at dealing with her own problems; the romance is therefore lovely and cozy and free from overtones of dependency. The descriptions of anxiety are true and powerful, and romance buffs will likely revel in a book celebrating deep connection."âThe Bulletin
"Mac is good at showing how a dread-filled mind works... [An] affecting story.''âPublishers Weekly
