{"product_id":"0142424765-althea-_oliver","title":"Althea \u0026 Oliver","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003e\"The bittersweet romance, Oliver’s battle with his illness, and Althea’s coming-of-age struggle should appeal to fans of John Green and Sarah Dessen who are looking for something new.\" —\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Althea Carter and Oliver McKinley have been best friends since they were six. Now, as their junior year of high school comes to a close, Althea has begun to want something more. Oliver simply wants life to go back to normal, but when he wakes up one morning with no memory of the past three weeks, he can’t deny any longer that something is seriously wrong with him. Then Althea makes the worst decision ever, and her relationship with Oliver is shattered. When he leaves town for a clinical study in New York, she drives up the coast after him, determined to make up for what she’s done.\u003cbr\u003e Cristina Moracho’s extraordinary debut is an achingly real story about identity, illness, and love—and how one decision can change everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Top 10 YA of 2014 ~ An \u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year ~ A \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice 2014 ~ A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fans of Rainbow Rowell's \u003ci\u003eEleanor and Park\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy debut author Cristina Moracho’s trip back to the 1990s in \u003ci\u003eAlthea and Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —CNN.com\u003cbr\u003e \"A gut-wrenching tale.\" —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * \"Moracho’s coming-of-age story carries rare insight and a keen understanding of those verging on adulthood.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e * \"Mesmerizing.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeen \u0026amp; Young Adult\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRomance\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eContemporary\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Speak","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46691948724414,"sku":"0142424765-3","price":18.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/411wt3wgK1L._SL500.jpg?v=1777389306","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0142424765-althea-_oliver","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}