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Gr 9 Up—Anna Eliot has had the past three years to regret her treatment of Finn Westbrook, at the time a fellow freshman, geek, and Anna's secret boyfriend. When confronted with her friends' opinions of Finn, she pretended not to know him and broke his heart. Now he's back, and Anna hopes to get a second chance to apologize and maybe something more, but her former beau is no longer inte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

This contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion will resonate with high school readers as Anna, now a senior, faces the consequences of her freshman-year decision to protect her popularity rather than admit to her friends that she likes nerdy Finn Westbrook. Tension between Anna and Finn builds as they avoid facing their unresolved feelings while spending time with their mutual friends. When Anna’s friends tease her about a guy who was flirting with her, for example, she unconvincingly denies it. Everyone laughs, Anna notices, “Exce...Log In or Sign Up to Read More