An April Love Story
by Caroline B. Cooney
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Life is great for Marnie MacDonald--until her parents announce they're moving, taking her away from everything she knows and loves Popular high school sophomore Marnie MacDonald loves her life. Then her parents break the news: They're moving to North Carolina! And that's not even the worst part. The MacDonalds are moving with their best friends, the Petersons--including their son, Lucas, a boy Marnie can't stand. In the blink of an eye, her world is uprooted. She has to leave school, her show more friends--all the things that matter most. And how's she supposed to get along without her boyfriend, Joel, the super-cool jock who would have taken her to his senior prom? Suddenly, Marnie's milking goats and picking apples on a farm with no telephones, no TV, and no after-school activities. But something starts to happen after she leaves the city and "goes back to the land." She discovers a world she never knew existed--a whole new way of life. And the biggest shock of all? The boy she thought she hated is growing more and more appealing. Too bad Lucas doesn't have a clue how Marnie feels. Or does he? show lessTags
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Caroline Cooney was born in 1947 in Geneva, New York. She studied music, art, and English at various colleges, but never graduated. She began writing while in college. Her young adult books include The Face on the Milk Carton, Whatever Happened to Janie?, The Voice on the Radio, What Janie Found, No Such Person, and the Cheerleaders Series. She show more received an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults for Driver's Ed and an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers for Twenty Pageants Later. Two of her titles, The Rear View Mirror and The Face on the Milk Cartoon, were made into television movies. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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