![]() The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. Ultimately, this is a doomed love story complete with the usual trappings of passion and betrayal, but made more gripping because it mirrors real-life cases such as Mary Kay Letourneau’s taboo affair with her then 12-year-old student. It’s easy to see how these two intelligent, emotional characters who share a love for Emily Dickinson could also share an attraction, but the circumstances forecast impending heartbreak. Mann deepens as the attention he gives her becomes a little too familiar, and how it’s not long before their relationship is consummated. This unflinchingly honest portrayal of how an innocent relationship can become an illicit one, begins when 17-year-old Nine invites readers into her intimate narrative with the opening line, “Welcome to my head.” Nine details how her crush on Mr. ![]() Nelson’s debut is worthy of acclaim if for no other reason than it offers a bird’s-eye view of the forbidden and fascinating relationship between a high-school student and her teacher, a subject previously unexplored to this depth in YA literature. ![]()
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