6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
Readers rate it 4.1 (28 on Hardcover)
350 pages · Released Jan 24, 2023 · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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This is a character-driven YA romance centered on two girls navigating a slow-burn relationship while processing family trauma. The book addresses serious themes including a parent's death, sexual assault in the backstory, panic attacks, and medical illness, but handles them with emotional maturity rather than graphic detail. The romance itself is tender and age-appropriate, and the story emphasizes communication, resilience, and found family alongside the love story.
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From the publisher
Nina LaCour meets Jenny Han in this beautiful and charming story of six moments that lead to two girls, one kiss, and eventually, three little words that were maybe always true. After years of bickering, Penny and Tate have called a truce: they’ll play nice. They have to. Their mothers (life-long best friends) need the... Nina LaCour meets Jenny Han in this beautiful and charming story of six moments that lead to two girls, one kiss, and eventually, three little words that were maybe always true. After years of bickering, Penny and Tate have called a truce: they’ll play nice. They have to. Their mothers (life-long best friends) need them to be perfect, drama-free daughters when Penny’s mother becomes a living liver donor to Tate’s mom. Forced to live together as their moms recover, the girls’ truce is essential in keeping everything—their jobs, the house, the finances, the Moms’ healing—running smoothly. They’ve got to let this thing between them go. There’s one little hitch: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It’s just this confusing thing that keeps happening. You know, from time to time. For basically their entire teenaged existence. They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored it in the aftermath. But now they’re living across the hall from each other. And some things—like their kisses—can’t be almosts forever. Told through the two girls’ present and six moments from their past, this dynamic love story shows that sometimes the person you need the most has been there for you all along.
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Character driven
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- emotional
- reflective
- hopeful
- sad
- Young Adult
- LGBTQ
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ISBN 9780316303125 · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers