The First Move
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The First Move by Jenny Ireland
Juliet believes girls like her - girls with arthritis - don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social lives, skipping parties to play online chess under a pseudonym with strangers around the world. There, she isn't just 'the girl with crutches'. Ronan is the new kid: good looking, smart, a bad boy plagued by guilt over what happened to his brother Ciaran. Chesslife is his escape. Juliet thinks Ronan thinks someone like Ronan could never be interested in someone like her - and she wouldn't want him to be anyway - he always acts like he's cooler than everyone else. Little do they know they've already discovered each other online, and have more in common than they think . . .
This is romance with substance * Irish Times *
A teenage love story that is both romantic and believable * Bookseller *
A thrilling will-they-won’t-they rollercoaster ride of a plot. . The First Move is that story that’ll move readers while putting great big grins on their faces. * LoveReading *
Everything a YA contemporary novel should be: full of warmth, growth, and romance . . . beautifully relatable and a powerful reminder of the importance of empathy. * Paper Lanterns *
A teenage love story that is both romantic and believable * Bookseller *
A thrilling will-they-won’t-they rollercoaster ride of a plot. . The First Move is that story that’ll move readers while putting great big grins on their faces. * LoveReading *
Everything a YA contemporary novel should be: full of warmth, growth, and romance . . . beautifully relatable and a powerful reminder of the importance of empathy. * Paper Lanterns *
Jenny Ireland is a Young Adult writer who lives outside Belfast with her husband, two children and border collie. She is a Law and French Law graduate and former paralegal.
In 2019 she underwent emergency brain surgery. While this experience was relatively traumatic, the close encounter with death has given her the gift of seeing what truly matters in life. Writing books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241591826 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241591821 |
| Title | The First Move |
| Author | Jenny Ireland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2023-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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