16 Things I Thought Were True

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When Morgan's mom gets sick, and confesses in a moment of weakness that Morgan's dad is not actually dead, Morgan must find the courage to find life outside the virtual world and go after her father. She catches a ride from Caleb, the boy who recently fired her from her job and who turns out to be an unlikely ally. What Morgan discovers forces her to re-evaluate who she really is and how she chooses to relate to the world.

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"A Twitter-obsessed teen gets some real friends in this appealing story about family and friendship . . . Well done, sensitive and real." - Kirkus Reviews
"[A] romantic road-trip story . . . [with a] theme that one's expectations rarely match up with life's realities. " - Publishers Weekly
"Peppering her prose with tweets and texts, Gurtler contrasts the quick appeal of casual online friendships with the lasting satisfaction of giving the same attention to real relationships...Morgan's emotional journey is nonetheless an honest one." - Booklist
"This is a timely, relevant, and touching story for the so-called digital natives. Highly Recommended." - Library Media Connection

Author Bio

RITA Award finalist JANET GURTLER, has had her writing compared to both Judy Blume and Jodi Piccoult. Things like that make her really happy. Janet lives with her family in Calgary Alberta. She can usually be found with a laptop on her lap and is slightly addicted to the Internet.