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Foolish Hearts

Author: Emma Mills  

A contemporary novel about a girl whose high school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream leads her to new friends - and maybe even new love.

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A contemporary novel about a girl whose high school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream leads her to new friends - and maybe even new love.

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Description

When Claudia accidentally eavesdrops on the epic breakup of Paige and Iris, the it-couple at her school, she finds herself in hot water with prickly, difficult Iris. Thrown together against their will in the class production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, along with the goofiest, cutest boy Claudia has ever known, Iris and Claudia are in for an eye-opening senior year.Smart, funny, and thoroughly, wonderfully flawed, Claudia navigates a world of intense friendships and tentative romance in this book about expanding your horizons, allowing yourself to be vulnerable, and accepting-and loving-people for who they really are.

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Critic Reviews

“This Adventure Ends : "Immensely enjoyable." -- Booklist "Mills (First & Then) seamlessly creates art imitating life imitating art while bringing freshness to the familiar romantic conventions she invokes. With taut, realistic dialogue, she expertly crafts blossoming friendships and nascent romances." -- Publishers Weekly First & Then : "With sporadic references to Jane Austen's famous characters and wickedly inventive language, Mills closely observes the social milieu of an American high school. . . . A fresh, smart, inventive, and altogether impressive debut." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review”

"Mills (This Adventure Ends) thoughtfully explores the nuances of all kinds of relationships, both friendly and romantic. . . . Through these friendship struggles and romances old and new, Mills evokes the high stakes and vast rewards of trust, intimacy, and honesty." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The characters are wonderfully fresh and honest. . . . The course of true love never did run smooth, but in the case of these two lovers, the journey is worth your while." --Kirkus Reviews

"[Main character] Claudia's. . . voice shines. A fun, thoughtful portrayal of different kinds of vulnerability." --Booklist

This Adventure Ends:

"Immensely enjoyable." --Booklist

"Mills (First & Then) seamlessly creates art imitating life imitating art while bringing freshness to the familiar romantic conventions she invokes. With taut, realistic dialogue, she expertly crafts blossoming friendships and nascent romances." --Publishers Weekly

First & Then:

"With sporadic references to Jane Austen's famous characters and wickedly inventive language, Mills closely observes the social milieu of an American high school. . . . A fresh, smart, inventive, and altogether impressive debut." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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About the Author

Emma Mills is the author of First & Then. She lives in Indianapolis, where she is currently pursuing a PhD in cell biology.

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Product Details

Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc
Published
6th December 2017
Pages
320
ISBN
9781627799379

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