Miserable, Hope ends up meeting Nat, and developing a powerful crush. The only problem is that Nat is a girl. Hope is pretty sure she isn't gay. Or is she? Struggling with new feelings, fitting in and a strange city far from home, Hope finds that love—and acceptance—comes in many different forms.
This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
This is Carrie Mac’s second installment in the Orca Soundings series. Charmed, a story of teen prostitution, was released in 2004. Carrie’s teen novel, The Beckoners (Orca, 2004), won the Arthur Ellis YA Award and was a CLA YA Honour Book and a White Raven Award selection in 2005. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has spent time in New York City.