{"product_id":"cross-my-heart-and-never-lie-9781662640575","title":"Cross My Heart and Never Lie","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ WINNER of the 2024 Stonewall Book Award, American Library Association \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl from the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Molly Knox Ostertag, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartStopper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Alice Oseman, and Jen Wang's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dressmaker and the Prince.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a teenager are confusing--so when her first crush turns out to be on another girl, it feels absolutely wonderful--so why does it become so complicated? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to love. Worst of all, Linnea and Bao expect Tuva to choose a side! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this delighfully hand-lettered coming-of-age graphic diary, Tuva gets caught between feeling like a kid and wanting to know HOW to become a teenager. Then Miriam shows up and suddenly Tuva feels as if she's met her soulmate. Can you fall in love with a girl, keep it from your friends, and survive? For Tuva, it may be possible, but it's defintely not easy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNora Dåsnes was born in 1995, and is a Norwegian writer and illustrator. She did her BA in Illustration Animation at Kingston University outside London, graduating in 2017. Her first graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eCross My Heart and Never Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2024 Stonewall Award in the UNited States and the 2020 Pondus Prize in Norway. She has also written SAVE OUR FOREST, a follow up to Cross my Heart and Never Lie, which will be published July 30, 2024. That book will be followed by a third installment the following year.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hippo Park","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50585895862546,"sku":"9781662640575","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ea1b1e1-25dd-4bbe-a0bd-4aa8ea6233b3.jpg?v=1732039926","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cross-my-heart-and-never-lie-9781662640575","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}