cover image HARD LOVE

HARD LOVE

Ellen Wittlinger, . . S&S/Aladdin, $8 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-689-84154-5

. PW said of this novel about the complex friendship between high school friends, "The awkwardness of awakening sexuality, a growing preoccupation with identity and crossing the line from friendship to more are themes here with which teens will readily identify." Ages 12-up. (Apr.)