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by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Emily Bell finally has everything she wants. The boy she loves, Sam Border, lives just down the road, and they're now in a healthy, committed relationship. Her family is adopting his younger brother, and now she and Sam have a whole summer to enjoy together without the stresses of his traumatic past with a criminally insane father. But little do they know that Clarence Border is planning a jailbreak...and then he's coming after Emily and his sons to get revenge. When Emily is taken at gunpoint, there's only one person who secretly witnesses the crime: the charismatic new girl in town, Destiny, who has been flirting with Sam since she arrived and making Emily question the loyalty of the person she thought she could trust most. Now the two girls will have to band together and find a way to outwit Sam's vengeful father before it's too late in an edge-of-your-seat race to the finish. Like I'll Be There,Just Call My Name is a riveting, emotional drama about what it means to be friends and what it means to be enemies, blending literary and fast-paced writing to create pitch-perfect crossover appeal.
"Immensely satisfying, heartfelt, and lyrical... A truly compelling novel... Sloan succeeds in skillfully combining the tenderness of young love, various distinct voices, and fast-paced action." - School Library Journal
"[Delivers] an ultimately hopeful message about how friendships and families can form. Sure to be savored by fans of the first installment. 12-18." - Kirkus
"Strong dialogue and genuine emotional concern...make this a heart-warming novel.... Definitely a book worth the read." - VOYA
"Lively, tender, and satisfying." - The Horn Book
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Holly Goldberg Sloan was born in Michigan and spent her childhood living in Holland, Turkey, Washington DC, California and Eugene, Oregon. She has written and directed a number of successful feature films. The mother of two sons, Holly lives with her husband, Gary Rosen, in Santa Monica, California.
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