Frannie and Tru (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062410207)

"Absorbing, electrifying, and achingly relatable. Frannie and Tru is a book with a pulse." --Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Perfect for fans of Prep and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Frannie and Tru is a dazzling YA debut about a transformative summer in the life of a girl whose idol is not what he seems.

Frannie has always idolized her cousin Tru. At seventeen, Tru is charismatic, rich, charming--everything fifteen-year-old Frannie wants to be, and everything she's not. So when Frannie overhears her parents saying that after a bad coming-out experience Tru will be staying with them in Baltimore for the summer, Frannie is excited and desperate to impress him. But as Frannie gets swept up in Tru's worldly way of life, she starts to worry that it may all be a mask Tru wears to hide a dark secret. And if Tru isn't the person Frannie thought he was, what does that mean for the new life she has built with him?

Confronting issues of race, class, and sexuality, Karen Hattrup weaves a powerful coming-of-age story that's at once timeless and immediate, sharply observed, and recognizable to anyone who has ever loved the idea of a person more than the reality.

Author: Karen Hattrup
ISBN-10: 0062410202
ISBN-13: 9780062410207
Publisher: Harperteen
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2016
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 182423 / Frannie and Tru


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/22/2016
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2016
Booklist 03/15/2016 pg. 58
School Library Journal 04/01/2016 pg. 164
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2016 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Recommended, Satisfactory