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Cross My Heart and Never Lie

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1 of 1 copy available
Marian seems really cool ... and nice ... and we've got SO MUCH in common. Well, two things at least. But if feels like more. I don't think I've ever met someone I wanted to be friends with so badly!
IS THAT WHAT SOUL MATES ARE?
"Charming ... captures the challenges of navigating strains on friendship bonds ...
An absorbing, sincerely told story of adolescent self-discovery and connection."—Kirkus Reviews
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 10, 2023
      Reuniting with her best friends—Vietnamese Bao and pale-skinned Linnéa—is the only reason that 12-year-old white-cued Tuva is excited to head back to Norway following her summer in Greece. But after Tuva returns, Linnéa ditches the trio’s after-school hangout early, frustrating Bao and worrying Tuva. When Linnéa reveals that she has a boyfriend—and admits that she’d rather do “girly things” like wear makeup than spar with sticks in the woods like they used to do—she and Bao have an argument that ruptures the group’s dynamic. Soon, Tuva’s classmates split into “girls who fall in love” and “girls who NEVER fall in love.” Hoping to stay neutral, Tuva befriends brown-skinned new girl Mariam, but when Bao disparages Tuva’s constantly talking about her (“I really can’t handle another friend in love”), Tuva struggles to sort out her feelings—especially since the only thing her peers seems to agree on is that girls shouldn’t date other girls. In this warmly rendered debut graphic novel, structured as Tuva’s illustrated personal diary, Dåsnes punctuates Tuva’s anxieties surrounding her fear of losing friends via styles that shift between sparsely detailed monochrome panels and moody full-color spreads that capture Tuva’s indomitable spirit. Ages 10–up. Agent: Evy Tillman, Oslo Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Laura Knight Keating brings this Stonewall Award winner, a Norwegian import, to English-speaking listeners. "Seventh grade sucks," observes Tuva as she struggles to navigate both changing friendships and her growing same-sex attraction to a new classmate. She pours out her feelings to her diary, writing and illustrating moments both sweet and painful. Keating's expertly pitched evocation of Tuva's roiling feelings is nuanced and empathetic. Secondary characters are also well realized, especially Tuva's loving single dad. Sadly, much of the narrative load is carried by pictures and graphic-novel sequences in the original book, which are presented with no attempt to adapt them to the aural medium. Listeners who read the print book alongside Keating's superb performance will have the best experience. V.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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