The Catastrophic History of You and Me Hardcover - 2012
by Jess Rothenberg
Brie's life ends at sixteendoesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart - literally.But now that she's in heaven, Brie is about to discoverthat love is way more complicated than sheever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her familyhas begun to unravel. Her best friend knows a secretabout Jacob, the boy she loved and lost - andthe truth behind his shattering betrayal. And thenthere's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and residentLost Soul who's been D&G (dead and gone)much longer than she and who just might holdthe key to her forever after.With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass throughthe five stages of grief before she's ready to moveon but how do you begin again, when your heartis still in pieces?AUTHOR BIO: Jess Rothenberg (www.jessrothenberg.com) lives inBrooklyn, New York. She received her BA from VassarCollege and is pursuing her MFA in Children's and YoungAdult Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Sherecently gave up her job as a children's book editor towrite full time. This is her first book.END
Summary
Brie is the biggest, cheesiest, sappiest romantic” who believes that everyone will find their perfect someone, so when Jacob, the love of Brie’s life, tells her he doesn’t love her anymore, the news breaks her heart, literally, and she dies. But now that she’s D&G (dead and gone), Brie revisits the living world to discover that her family has begun to unravel and her best friend has been keeping an intimate secret about her boyfriend. Somehow, Brie must handle all of this while navigating through the five steps of grief with the help of Patrick, her mysterious bomber-jacketed guide to the afterlife. But how is she supposed to face the Ever After with a broken heart and no one to call her own?
This debut is a fast, twisty, highly dramatic read about the turbulent nature of love.”Romantic Times
Rothenberg explores what happens in the afterlife when you aren’t quite done with your life.”San Franscisco Chronicle
The funniest, sweetest, most heartfelt, sigh-worthy and oh-so romantic story I’ve ever read. You’ll love it!”Cynthia Leitich Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Eternal and Blessed
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- Title The Catastrophic History of You and Me
- Author Jess Rothenberg
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition; F
- Pages 375
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dial Books, U.S.A.
- Date 2012-02-21
- ISBN 9780803737204 / 0803737203
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.6 in (21.34 x 14.48 x 4.06 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Death, Love
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011021631
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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