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From acclaimed author Blake Nelson, the story of girl meets boy...in rehab.
Madeline is sent away to Spring Meadows to help with a drinking and rage problem she has. It's a pretty intense place, but there is the weekly movie night in town - where Madeline meets Stewart, who's at another rehab place nearby. They fall for each other during a really crazy time in their lives. Madeline gets out and tries to get back on her feet, waiting for Stewart to join her. When he does, though, it's not the ideal recovery world Madeline dreamed of. Both of them still have serious problems. And Stewart's are only getting worse...
"Starred Review. This is an important story that pulls no punches." - Publishers Weekly
"Where the author excels in theme he falls short in plotting...Still, readers will be captivated by the story of Maddie and people in her life, and the strengths and losses that help her succeed." - Kirkus Reviews
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Blake Nelson grew up in Portland, OR. He attended Wesleyan University and NYU. His first novel Girl, was serialized in Sassy Magazine and was made into a film starring Selma Blaire and Summer Phoenix. Nelson has since published ten more novels, including Rockstar, Superstar, The New Rules of High School, Prom Anonymous, and Gender Blender. His science fiction novel They Came From Below was a Kliatt Editors' Choice pick in 2008 and his 2006 novel Paranoid Park was made into a film by Gus Van Sant, which won the Cannes Special Anniversary Prize Award in 2006, as well as Italy's Grinzane Literary award.
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