Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo

Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo

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Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo

Love is awkward, as fans of Rainbow Rowell and E. Lockhart well know. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, this grocery store romance was a Morris Award Finalist for Best YA debut.

Smart, honest and full of achingly real characters. And it made me laugh. What else would you want in a book? --Melina Marchetta, Printz Award-winning author

From the moment Amelia sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It's problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15.

Amelia isn't stupid. She knows it's not gonna happen. So she plays it cool around Chris--at least, as cool as she can. Working checkout together at the local supermarket, they strike up a friendship: swapping life stories, bantering about everything from classic books to B movies, and cataloging the many injustices of growing up. As time goes on, Amelia's crush doesn't seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together?

Through a year of befuddling firsts--first love, first job, first party, and first hangover--debut author Laura Buzo shows how the things that break your heart can still crack you up.

A sweet and scathingly funny love story. --Kirkus, Starred Review
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ISBN 13 9780375870002
ISBN 10 0375870008
Title Love and Other Perishable Items
Author Laura Buzo
Condition Unavailable
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Year published 2012-12-11
Number of pages 243
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.