Love is awkward, as fans of Sarah Dessen and E. Lockhart well know. Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, this grocery store romance was a Morris Award Finalist for Best YA debut.
From the moment Amelia sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. Lost. Sunk. Head over heels infatuated with him. It's problematic, since Chris, 21, is a sophisticated university student, while Amelia, 15, is 15.
Amelia isn't stupid. She knows it's not gonna happen. So she plays it cool around Chris—at least, as cool as she can. Working checkout together at the local supermarket, they strike up a friendship: swapping life stories, bantering about everything from classic books to B movies, and cataloging the many injustices of growing up. As time goes on, Amelia's crush doesn't seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together?
Through a year of befuddling firsts—first love, first job, first party, and first hangover—debut author Laura Buzo shows how the things that break your heart can still crack you up.
A 2013 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo is a brutally honest novel, in the best way possible, about a 15-year-old falling for a 21-year-old. It's really well written and provides both side's point of views, which I thought was really neat and different. Also it takes place in Australia, which is awesome. I approve. This is a perfect teen read and it's low on the cheese factor!
Hope y'all had a lovely Valentines day. See you next Wednesday!
-NBW
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