Amanda Sellet

In this clever rom-com debut a teen obsessed with nineteenth-century literature tries to cull advice on life and love from her favorite classic heroines to disastrous results.

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“I guess I’ll go—before it gets unnecessarily awkward.” I refused to make eye contact, certain that if I did he would wink at me. “See you around, Mary.” He raised a hand in a general farewell.

"You don’t see me following her home.”

“You’re incorrigible. Has anyone ever told you that?”

 “I can honestly say you’re the first, Mary.”

“They don’t go into a lot of detail. You have to read between the lines.”

 He was watching me with an expectant air. It occurred to me that Alex often looked at me that way, as if I might at any moment say something delightful and surprising.

His hand came to rest on my shoulder, thumb lightly brushing my collarbone. “The good news is you can’t actually get pregnant from kissing.” 

“Just making sure. I wouldn’t want you to shank me.”

“You’re right,” I said. “Most of what I know about friends I learned from you guys"

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