The Things You Kiss Goodbye (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060890919)

Fans of Sarah Dessen will love this heartbreaking story about family, loss, and the joys and disappointments of first love.

Bettina Vasilis can hardly believe it when star basketball player Brady Cullen convinces her strict father to let them date. That summer, Bettina falls in love with Brady and the freedom that comes along with him. But when school starts up again, Brady unexpectedly changes for the worse. Unable to give up on her first love just yet, she finds herself trapped in an abusive relationship.

Then she meets "Cowboy," a smoldering older guy and the last guy her father would approve. Yet he is everything Brady is not--gentle, caring, and interested in getting to know the real Bettina. When tragedy strikes, Bettina must tell her family the truth--and kiss goodbye the things she thought she knew about herself and the men in her life.

Author: Leslie Connor
ISBN-10: 0060890916
ISBN-13: 9780060890919
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2014
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.90w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 168125 / Things You Kiss Goodbye


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 126
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 05/12/2014
Booklist 06/01/2014 pg. 97
Romantic Times 07/01/2014 pg. 44 - Excellent
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2014 pg. 89
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2014 - Recommended - Readable
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 16
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 93
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average