Something Like Fate - Softcover

Susane Colasanti is the bestselling author of When It Happens, Take Me There,Waiting for You, Something Like Fate, So Much Closer, Keep Holding On, All I Need, Now and Forever, and the City Love trilogy. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree from New York University. Before becoming a full-time author in 2007, Susane was a high school science teacher for ten years. She lives in New York City.

You can connect with Susane at SusaneColasanti.com and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @SusaneColasanti.

Gr 6-9–Colasanti turns a tired cliché–falling for your best friend's boyfriend–into an honest portrayal of romantic turmoil and backstabbing. Lani, 17, a well-meaning Jersey girl, is president of her school's environmental club and a firm believer in horoscopes, fortune-telling, and fate. When Erin, her friend since childhood, begins dating Jason, Lani finds that she is attracted to him, and it turns out that they have incredible chemistry. With Erin away as a leader-in-training at summer camp, Lani and Jason start a secret romance that Lani knows is wrong, but she wonders if fate is pushing her and Jason together. When Erin finds out about Lani's betrayal, she outs her friend as a manipulative backstabber. It's not every day that one reads about a sympathetic boyfriend-stealer, but it's hard not to root for Lani when she and Jason so clearly belong together. This novel will be an easy sell to reluctant readers and chick-lit enthusiasts.Kimberly Garnick Giarratano, Rockaway Township Public Library, NJ
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