I Remember You

Bell (Little Blog on the Prairie) offers a decades-spanning romance that begins in the 1990s and features a pair of unlikely teenage lovers. Lucas, 17, is a hockey player who is committed to becoming a Marine, while 16-year-old Juliet is studious and college-bound; their chemistry is as inexplicable as it is undeniable. Juliet%E2%80%99s mother and best friend try to discourage Juliet from derailing her future, but she is hooked. Then Lucas confesses that he has terrible headaches, d%C3%A9j%C3%A0 vu, and vivid nightmares about the future, including a premonition of 9/11. Lucas also believes that he and Juliet have fallen in love (and fallen apart) before, and that he will die at war, revelations that threaten to further destabilize their relationship. While the prologue portends a tragic romance, the plot takes a more psychological turn, raising questions about the factors that define one%E2%80%99s sense of self. Fueled by Lucas%E2%80%99s visions, Bell%E2%80%99s tense plot will keep readers invested in the dramatic and sometimes dangerous emotions evoked by first love. Ages 14%E2%80%93up. Agent: George Nicholson, Sterling Lord Literistic. (Feb.)