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312 pp.
| St. Martin's Griffin
| July, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-1-250-11622-2$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-250-11623-9
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YA
Birdie is a science-obsessed misfit; Bash is an underachiever whose single mother is in hospice care. After a chance meeting, their paths cross again after Bash's best friend hits Birdie's toddler brother with his car (then leaves the scene). In alternating-perspective chapters, the pair trades repartee and deep thoughts while growing closer. It's hard to get past the couple's horrifyingly tragic connection in this melodramatic romance.