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After the Moment

by Garret Freymann-weyr

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A new novel by the Printz Honor author Garret Freymann-Weyr, about a boy who discovers what happens when love fails usor we fail love.

Maia Morland is pretty, only not pretty-pretty. Shes smart. Shes brave. Shes also a self-proclaimed train wreck.

Leigh Hunter is smart, popular, and extremely polite. Hes also completely and forever in love with Maia Morland.

Their young love starts off like a romance novelfull of hope, strength, and passion. But life is not a romance novel and theirs will never become a true romance. For when Maia needs him the most, Leigh betrays both her trust and her love.

Told with compassion and true understanding, After the Moment is about what happens when a young man discovers that sometimes love fails us, and that, quite often, we fail love.

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Told with compassion and true understanding, this new novel by a Printz Honor author is about a young man who discovers what happens when love fails him--or he fails love.

Synopsis:

Leigh Hunter is completely and forever in love with Maia Morland. But life is not a romance novel and theirs will never become a true romance. For when Maia needs him the most, Leigh betrays both her trust and her love, in this new novel by the Printz Honor-winning author Freymann-Weyr.
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About the Author

Garret Freymann-Weyr grew up in New York City and often sets her books there. She went to college at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and received an MFA in film from New York University. She has written four books for young adults, including My Heartbeat, which won a Printz Honor for excellence in literature for young adults. Her books have been published in numerous countries including the Netherlands, Japan, and China. She currently lives outside Washington, D. C., with her husband. She has said that the best way to get ideas is to read a lot. “That gets you thinking in terms of story, character, and image.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780618605729
Author:
Freymann-weyr, Garret
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Author:
Freymann-Weyr, Garret
Subject:
Dating (social customs)
Subject:
Emotional problems
Subject:
Love & Romance
Subject:
Family - Stepfamilies
Subject:
Social Issues - Dating & Sex
Subject:
Stepfamilies
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
May 2009
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
from 9
Language:
English
Pages:
328
Dimensions:
7.40x5.30x1.06 in. .82 lbs.
Age Level:
14-17
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