Book
Dear heartbreak : YA authors and teens on the dark side of love
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018.
Physical Description
xv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
In this powerful collection, such YA authors as Gayle Forman, Adi Alsaid, and Mike Curato answer real letters from teens about the dark side of love: dating violence, break-ups, cheating, betrayals, and loneliness. Their responses are autobiographical, unflinching, and filled with love and hope for the anonymous teen writers.
Notes
"Letters from real teens answered with care by ..."
Contents
- We dare you to read this book about how shitty love can be: an introduction / Heather Demetrios
- You are so far from broken / Becky Albertalli
- Grow wildly / Nina LaCour
- Do you care to reside within? / Adi Alsaid
- If you call, I will answer / Kekla Magoon
- We have to be who we are / Libba Bray
- We're not alone / Kim Liggett
- Stay you / Mike Curato
- How to find a boyfriend in your heart / Sarah McCarry
- I am tired of trying to prove my worth / Amy Ewing
- Who said I have to give my heart up for a breaking? / A.S. King
- Own your heart / Jasmine Warga
- Bigger than heartbreak / Sandhya Menon
- Life in the friend zone / Varian Johnson
- Down the rabbit hole and out the other side / Cristina Moracho
- Love is all, love is you / Heather Demetrios and Zach Fehst
- Knock down those walls / Ibi Zoboi
- Open the door and walk through it / Corey Ann Haydu
- The teacher of all things / Gayle Forman.