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When Hope Weaver moves away, Jessica Darling—already a fish out of water at school and at home—finds herself adrift. Struggling to cope with a teen‑sized cast of challenges—from her parents’ overbearing expectations and her father’s fixation on track to her mother’s obsession with her sister’s wedding—Jessica must navigate the harsh realities of teenage life. She wrestles with her own identity and slowly discovers a new connection with Marcus Flutie, the enigmatic student who quietly enters her heart. An authentic, humorous portrait of adolescence, Sloppy Firsts follows Jessica through sleepless nights, awkward crushes, and the overall turbulence of growing up.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Megan McCafferty
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