Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)
By (Author) Tess Sharpe
Hachette Children's Group
Hodder Children's Books
14th February 2023
2nd February 2023
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: LGBTQ+
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
813.6
Paperback
352
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
269g
Six fun facts about PENNY and TATE:
1. They've known each other their whole lives2. Their moms are best friends3. They are DEFINITELY NOT friends4. They keep almost kissing5. They don't talk about it6. Thanks to their moms, they're moving in together ...But when an almost-kiss goes from almost to I am now wearing your lip gloss, Penny and Tate have no choice but to finally face the music ... rightAn utterly compelling will-they-won't-they slow-burn queer romance from the author of THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN.Praise for The Girls I've Been:'Unlike anything I've read before... immediate, gripping, incredibly tense, heart-breaking, heart-warming and FUN!' Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder'Slick, stylish and full of suspense' Sophie McKenzie'Grifters! Secret identities! Death-defying escapes! The Girls I've Been is a powerful gut-punch of a book that will leave you reeling long after its final pages. I couldn't put it down!' Chelsea Pitcher'Oh my god, I could hardly breathe until I finished. The tension! Absolutely loved it' Emily BarrIt's a rare book indeed that manages to instill so much compassion and nuance into its exploration of weighty topics like grief and trauma while also creating an incredibly dreamy romance for the ages. * AutoStraddle *
Born in a mountain cabin to a punk rocker mother, Tess Sharpe grew up in rural Northern California. She lives deep in the backwoods with a pack of dogs and a growing cabal of slightly feral cats. She's the author of THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN, which is being made into a Netflix film.
You can follow Tess on Twitter @sharpegirl and Instagram @forest_of_arden