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Stories Like Me

If He Had Been with Me

If He Had Been with Me

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Synopsis

A reissue of a beloved New York Times bestseller, this heartrending tale exposes missed chances and leaves readers wondering what might have been

If he had been with me, everything would be different.

Autumn and Finn used to be inseparable. But then something changed. Or they changed. Now, they do their best to ignore each other.

But Autumn has her boyfriend Jamie, and her close-knit group of friends. And Finn has become that boy at school, the one everyone wants to be around.

That still doesn’t stop the way Autumn feels every time she and Finn cross paths, and the growing, nagging thought that maybe things could have been different. Maybe they should be together.

And as time passes, Autumn realizes she might not get another chance to make things right before it’s too late.

Author

LAURA NOWLIN holds a B. A. in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from Missouri State University. When she isn’t at home agonizing over her own novels, Laura works at the public library, where the patrons give her plenty of inspiration for her writing. She lives in St. Louis with her musician husband, neurotic dog, and psychotic cat

 

Praise
"[Autumn and Finn’s] romance is Shakespeare-worthy in its tragic dimension. Autumn’s reflections on love’s possibilities and near-misses will surely resonate with the unsettled teen soul, and readers will get exactly what they came for, and then some." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"The heart of this novel is an examination of an unresolved childhood love that is so pure and sweet that it seems too fragile to survive the turbulent years of adolescence. Using tender prose that makes it hard not to care about the main characters, this title chronicles four years of high school and the confusing post-graduation period. At the end, when Nowlin reveals why Finny should have been with Autumn all along, readers are sure to feel the ache of life’s capriciousness. " — School Library Journal

"This is a story of friendship, family, love, and regret. Readers know from the beginning that Autumn and Finny’s story will end in tragedy, but that does not stop the reader from wanting to follow their journey. Recommended." — Library Media Connection
Product Details
ISBN: 9781728205489
400 pages
8.3 in H | 5.6 in W | 1 in T | 0.8 lb Wt

 

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