Nick and Charlie
Readers rate it 4.0 (316 on Hardcover)
116 pages · Released Jan 3, 2023 · Scholastic Inc.
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This novella explores a same-sex teenage romance navigating the challenge of long-distance separation as one partner heads to university. The story centers emotional depth and relationship vulnerability rather than plot action, with themes of self-doubt, communication struggles, and first love. Language is mild, sexual content is modest (kissing and mild references rather than explicit scenes), and mature themes focus on emotional anxiety and relationship insecurity rather than trauma or harm. It's thoughtful and affirming for LGBTQ+ readers while accessible to a broad teen audience.
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From the mega-bestselling creator of Heartstopper, a must-have novella in which Heartstopper's lead characters, Nick and Charlie, face one of their biggest challenges yet. Absence makes the heart grow fonder... right? Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie love their nearly inseparable life together. But soon Nick will b... From the mega-bestselling creator of Heartstopper, a must-have novella in which Heartstopper's lead characters, Nick and Charlie, face one of their biggest challenges yet. Absence makes the heart grow fonder... right? Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie love their nearly inseparable life together. But soon Nick will be leaving for university, and Charlie, a year younger, will be left behind. Everyone's asking if they're staying together, which is a stupid question... or at least that's what Nick and Charlie assume at first. As the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie start to question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Charlie is sure he's holding Nick back... and Nick can't tell what Charlie's thinking. Things spiral from there. Everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever. What will it take for Nick and Charlie to defy the odds?
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Loveable Characters
- Strong Character Development
- Character driven
- Diverse Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- A mix driven
- Plot driven
- lighthearted
- emotional
- hopeful
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ISBN 9781338885118 · Scholastic Inc.