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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144545020 Title: Love & lies : Marisol's story Author: Ellen Wittlinger Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2008. ISBN/ISSN: 9781416916239 1416916237 OCLC:144545020

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Love & lies : Marisol's story

Author:	Ellen Wittlinger
Publisher:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, ©2008.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Fiction : Secondary (senior high) school : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	When Marisol, a self-confident eighteen-year-old lesbian, moves to Cambridge, Massachusetts to work and try to write a novel, she falls under the spell of her beautiful but deceitful writing teacher, while also befriending a shy, vulnerable girl from Indiana.
Rating:	based on 1 rating(s) 1 with a review
Subjects	Authorship -- Fiction. Honesty -- Fiction. Interpersonal relations -- Fiction. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Young adult fiction Young adult works Fiction
Material Type:	Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Ellen Wittlinger Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781416916239 1416916237
OCLC Number:	144545020
Notes:	"A companion to the Printz honor book Hard love"--Jacket.
Awards:	Lambda Literary Award Finalist, 2008
Description:	245 pages ; 21 cm
Other Titles:	Love and lies
Responsibility:	Ellen Wittlinger.
More information:	Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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When Marisol, a self-confident eighteen-year-old lesbian, moves to Cambridge, Massachusetts to work and try to write a novel, she falls under the spell of her beautiful but deceitful writing teacher, while also befriending a shy, vulnerable girl from Indiana.

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A great return to the story

by tiamatq (WorldCat user published 2009-09-08) Very Good

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While reading this book, it made me remember how much I enjoyed Hard Love... in fact, I was surprised at how deeply I felt about Marisol and John/Gio. I did a little squeal of joy when Gio showed up in Marisol's writing class, and seeing the way that his life has changed in the months between books, I felt relieved... so I suppose that speaks to Ellen Wittlinger's ability to create characters that stay with you and that you care for.

On that same note, I spent a lot of this book wanting to shake Marisol and say "open your eyes!" For a character who came across as wise-beyond-her-years in Hard Love, she was certainly foolish in this book. Which again makes me wonder at Wittlinger's writing - I think she just really gets teens... and the fact that hitting 18 and graduating high school doesn't elevate you to all-knowing adulthood. Marisol wants so badly to be in love and to be an excellent writer, and when her writing teacher, Olivia Frost, becomes her lover and compliments her on her writing abilities, Marisol just falls head-over-heels in love. While I appreciate the way that Wittlinger writes her, I just had a hard time reconciling this Marisol with the one I was used to in Hard Love. They didn't feel like the same character, and while I was happy to see Gio growing and developing, I felt like Marisol took some huge steps back that maybe didn't make a lot of sense. It makes me wonder about the Marisol of Hard Love, and if she was much more naive than I had assumed. Also, I'm just sooo creeped out at Olivia. I got a serious case of the jibblies whenever she flirted with Marisol.

I did, however, like the way that Marisol's Story ended. I thought it was realistic and very fair to the other character involved (that's my attempt to be spoiler-free). The portrayal of the writing classes is also spot-on... if you've ever taken the intimate writing classes, you'll recognize the awkwardness, competition, and just-plain weird characters you find in that setting.

This was a good story and I'm so happy to have revisited these characters. If you're looking for a story about love, crushes, and writing that doesn't always go right, this is a perfect book for you.

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