Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love

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In this powerful collection, well-known YA authors answer real letters from teens all over the country about the dark side of love: dating violence, breakups, cheating, betrayals, and more. A no-holds-barred, raw outpouring of the wisdom these authors have culled over their years mining their own hearts for the fiction they write, their responses are autobiographical, unflinching, and filled with love and hope for the anonymous teen writers. Love may hurt-but no one should have to go through it alone. With contributors Becky Albertalli, Nina LaCour, Adi Alsaid, Libba Bray, Kim Liggett, Sarah McCarry, Amy Ewing, A.S. King, Jasmine Warga, Sandhya Menon, Varian Johnson, Cristina Moracho, Zach Fehst, Ibi Zoboi, Corey Ann Haydu, and Gayle Forman.

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"Eighteen young adult novelists . . . respond to letters from real teenagers in this timeless and breathtakingly honest collection." --Booklist, starred review

"A masterful combination of painful honesty, gentle encouragement, and irreverent humor." --Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Heather Demetrios is the author of several critically acclaimed novels including Something Real, I'll Meet You There, and Bad Romance. She is a recipient of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award and has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. When she isn't traipsing around the world or spending time in imaginary places, she lives with her husband in New York City. Originally from Los Angeles, she now calls the East Coast home. heatherdemetrios.com