40 Things I Want To Tell You: A Novel

Product Description

Amy (a.k.a. Bird) seems to have the perfect life: loving parents, a hot boyfriend, the best friend ever. She even writes an online advice column, full of Top Tips, to help other teens take control of their lives. But after a new guy shows up at school, Bird can’t seem to follow her own wisdom.
Pete is the consummate bad boy. He’s everything Bird is not: wild, unambitious and more than a little dangerous. Although she knows he’s trouble, Bird can’t stay away. And the more drawn she is to Pete, the more cracks are revealed in her relationship with Griffin, her doting boyfriend. Meanwhile, her parents’ marriage is also fracturing, possibly for good.
Bird is way out of her comfort zone. All it takes is one mistake, one momentary loss of control, for her entire future to be blown away . . .

Review

"Bird's website ties the whole story together as she dispenses advice and top tips, such as 'Secrets breed lies' and 'Be honest with your best friend,' even as she herself has trouble taking her own advice. These teens live in the present day, texting each other from across the room. The dialogue is lively, often funny and totally up to date, moving the action along well and revealing character. The intended readership will sympathize with Bird whose actions and life will provoke much discussion and empathy." --Canadian Review of Materials

"This is a hard-hitting novel for older teens by the talented Saskatoon novelist...Kuipers' writing is crisp and effective." --Winnipeg Free Press

"In her third YA novel, Alice Kuipers proves she owns the market on introspective, conflicted teen-girl protagonists...In a market where juicy melodrama is all too easy to find, Kuipers' subtle, self-searching prose is unique and refreshing." --Quill & Quire

"40 Things I Want To Tell You by Alice Kuipers was absolutely incredible! It's one contemporary novel you do not want to miss on, and one that I strongly urge all my readers to check out immediately!" --A Cupcake and a Latte

"40 Things I Want To Tell You is at its heart a love story and one between the most unexpected characters and possibilities. Readers who enjoy realistic fiction as well as those who enjoy Kuipers' older novels will enjoy this book." --Resource Links

"Kuipers' wonderful writing style had me hooked from page one. ... What I didn't realize at that time, though, is just how meaningful this book would prove to be. What I initially assumed to be just a complicated love story turned out to be so much more than just that.... A beautiful, heartbreaking tale of one girl's journey to self-discovery." - Bookish

About the Author

ALICE KUIPERS is the award-winning, bestselling author of four previous novels, Life on the Refrigerator Door, The Worst Thing She Ever Did, 40 Things I Want to Tell You and The Death of Us, and two picture books. Her work has been published in twenty-nine countries. She lives in Saskatoon.
Web: alicekuipers.com
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Twitter: @AliceKuipers