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Flannery by Lisa Moore
3.0
Flannery Malone knows the exact moment she fell in love with Tyrone O'Rourke. She also knows that their paths diverged, possibly forever, as they grew up. Now Flannery is sixteen and Tyrone is suddenly back--gorgeous and tall and never in school long enough to leave anything more than an impression. He is also, unbelievably, Flannery's partner for their entrepreneurship class.
Making love potions for her entrepreneurship project should be easy--even with Tyrone being more of a figurative partner than an actual help. Unfortunately that's only the beginning of Flannery's problems. Her free spirit mother, Miranda, is struggling to reconcile her vision as an artist with the family's very real bills. Her little brother is quickly moving from adorably contrary to complete menace.
Then there's Amber, Flannery's best friend. Amber used to care about two things above all others: swimming and her friendship with Flannery. That changes when Amber falls for a new guy who seems determined to make sure Amber cares about him--and nothing else--with dangerous consequences.
When word spreads that Flannery's love potions might actually work her simple project gets a lot more complicated as the potions, Tyrone, and Amber make Flannery rethink what she thought she knew (and what she thought was true) about love in Flannery (2016) by Lisa Moore.
Moore's standalone contemporary is a thoughtful commentary on love in its many forms. This deceptively slim novel is a meaty slice-of-life story centered on Flannery and her unconventional family. The love potion project--which spans a significant portion of Flannery's school year--frames this story and gives a unique lens to the events Flannery observes at home and at her school.
This novel is written in first person with a stream of consciousness feel. Flannery's narration is sharp of tongue and wit as she neatly parses friends, family and acquaintances in the present and through flashbacks. It's easy to imagine Flannery telling readers this story over a cup of cocoa in the mall food court.
Flannery has some beautiful moments about love, heartbreak, and family. A clever vignette of a book about the enduring power of love and choosing to be happy.
Possible Pairings: Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo, Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan, Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley, The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby, The Romantics by Leah Konen, Fly on the Wall by E. Lockheart, Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson, Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintera, The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood
Making love potions for her entrepreneurship project should be easy--even with Tyrone being more of a figurative partner than an actual help. Unfortunately that's only the beginning of Flannery's problems. Her free spirit mother, Miranda, is struggling to reconcile her vision as an artist with the family's very real bills. Her little brother is quickly moving from adorably contrary to complete menace.
Then there's Amber, Flannery's best friend. Amber used to care about two things above all others: swimming and her friendship with Flannery. That changes when Amber falls for a new guy who seems determined to make sure Amber cares about him--and nothing else--with dangerous consequences.
When word spreads that Flannery's love potions might actually work her simple project gets a lot more complicated as the potions, Tyrone, and Amber make Flannery rethink what she thought she knew (and what she thought was true) about love in Flannery (2016) by Lisa Moore.
Moore's standalone contemporary is a thoughtful commentary on love in its many forms. This deceptively slim novel is a meaty slice-of-life story centered on Flannery and her unconventional family. The love potion project--which spans a significant portion of Flannery's school year--frames this story and gives a unique lens to the events Flannery observes at home and at her school.
This novel is written in first person with a stream of consciousness feel. Flannery's narration is sharp of tongue and wit as she neatly parses friends, family and acquaintances in the present and through flashbacks. It's easy to imagine Flannery telling readers this story over a cup of cocoa in the mall food court.
Flannery has some beautiful moments about love, heartbreak, and family. A clever vignette of a book about the enduring power of love and choosing to be happy.
Possible Pairings: Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo, Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan, Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley, The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby, The Romantics by Leah Konen, Fly on the Wall by E. Lockheart, Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson, Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintera, The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood