With and Without You
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
#Wibbroka is back with another swoony YA--this time tackling long-distance relationships, in a novel based on their own romantic history.
If high school seniors Siena and Patrick were a superlative, they'd be Couple Most Likely to Marry. Three solid years of dating, and everyone agrees they're perfect for each other. But with college on the horizon, Siena begins to wonder whether staying together is the best idea. Does she really want to be tied down during the most transformative years of her life? So she makes a decision to break up with Patrick, convincing herself it's for the best. Though, before she can get the words out, he beats her to the punch: his family is moving. He’ll be spending senior year in Austin. A thousand miles away. Caught off guard by the news, Siena agrees to stay with Patrick, believing their relationship will naturally fizzle out with time and distance. But over a series of visits throughout the school year, Siena begins to see a different side of Patrick--one that has her falling in love with him all over again.
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In Siegemund-Broka and Wibberley's (What's Not to Love) latest swoony collaboration, high school sweethearts on the brink of change embark on a long-distance relationship. Siena and Patrick, both cued as white, have been dating for the past three years, and everyone insists that they are made for each other. With college looming, however, Siena worries that spending the rest of their lives having only ever dated one person is holding them back from their futures, and she resolves to break up with Patrick. But when Patrick's family abruptly leaves Arizona for Texas, Siena, assuming their relationship will naturally fizzle when faced with time and separation, decides they'll give long-distance a shot. Together, through misunderstandings and an unpredictable transition into adulthood, they must determine whether their future has room for the people they've been together and the people they want to become. Supporting characters often act solely as sounding boards for the protagonists' relationship, and the novel's episodic narrative, told from Siena's occasionally meandering perspective, can feel disjointed. Nevertheless, Siena and Patrick's relationship dynamic feels live-in, their banter is engaging, and their growth is effortlessly romantic, making for a tender, cozy read. Ages 14–up.
