Our Teen Book of the Month is Mahalia by Joanne Horniman
From the cover:
Matt had loved Emmy, with her freckled, luminous, magical body; he had loved the way she hadn't given a damn for anything, the way she had climbed onto the roof of the church tower and kissed and kissed him. The way she'd fallen into the river just to know what it felt like. He had loved the way she had said to her parents, 'We'll just love it, okay?' He remembered how they had believed that loving Mahalia would be enough.
About the author:
Joanne Horniman is an Australian author. She started writing at the age of 6. Her books include Sand Monkeys, Loving Athena and About A Girl. Find out more at http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=311&author=197 or at Joanne's blog http://www.secretscribbled.blogspot.com/
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