Her and Me and You

by Lauren Strasnick

Overview

I met Fred first.

Fred: Hot. Enigmatic. Alex’s first friend in her lonely new town. Maybe her first…everything.

I met Adina the following Monday.

Adina: Fred’s twin sister. Cold. Troubled. Trouble.

I kissed him.

She pressed her mouth to my mouth.

People warn Alex to steer clear of the twins, but Alex is drawn to them. She wants to be part of their crazy world…no matter the consequences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416982678
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	08/23/2011
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Lauren Strasnick grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, now lives in Los Angeles, California, and is a graduate of Emerson College and the California Institute of the Arts MFA Writing Program. She wrote her first short story, “Yours Truly, The Girls from Bunk Six,” in a cloth-bound 5x4 journal, in the fifth grade. She is the author of Then You Were Gone, Nothing Like You, and Her and Me and You. Find out more at LaurenStrasnick.com, and follow her on Twitter at @LaurenStrasnick.

Editorial Reviews

Strasnick’s slim second offering [HER AND ME AND YOU] packs a lot into its short chapters: divorce, broken friendships, crushes, the lines between love and sex and more. Characterization, scenes, dialogue and setting are seamlessly distilled into so few sharp, image-rich phrases that the novel reads almost as if it were written in verse. Less is definitely more here, and readers are plunged into Alex’s physical and emotional world within three to four words. Although the plot moves swiftly, the author’s ability to capture Alex’s inner world in so few words give the novel depth and balance. Complex and thought-provoking.

—Kirkus

"[T]he novel has a fresh, modern feel and Strasnick offers an elegant portrayal of one teen's struggle to come to terms with her family, her friendships, and herself." —SLJ

"Alex's first-person narrative and the challenges of making a new start ring true; teen girls will gobble up the quick, engaging read." —Horn Book Magazine


"[Her and Me and You] explores the loss of innocence and the tearing down and rebuilding of relationships in a relatable fashion. The simplicity of the text is its power. Short chapters, mostly dialogue, come across like stills in a glossy magazine. Reluctant readers and their peers will be drawn to this minimalist romance and its intriguing characters." —Booklist

From the Publisher

After her dad's affair with a younger woman, Alex moves with her mom to her dead grandmother's house in small-town Connecticut. There she meets the Bishop twins: Fred, who is a dashingly good-looking charmer, and Adina, who is cold and flippantly standoffish. Alex is both bewildered and intrigued by them. Fred's advances seem more romantic than friendly, and Adina's self-absorbed, distant behavior puts her off. Before she knows it, she's enveloped in their world and trapped between her feelings for Fred and Adina's destructive eating disorder, alcoholism and jealousy.Strasnick's slim second offering packs a lot into its short chapters: divorce, broken friendships, crushes, the lines between love and sex and more. Characterization, scenes, dialogue and setting are seamlessly distilled into so few sharp, image-rich phrases that the novel reads almost as if it were written in verse. Less is definitely more here, and readers are plunged into Alex's physical and emotional world within three to four words. Although the plot moves swiftly, the author's ability to capture Alex's inner world in so few words give the novel depth and balance.Complex and thought-provoking. (Fiction. 14 & up)

Kirkus Reviews