Emmy and Oliver were going to be best friends forever, or maybe even more, before their futures were ripped apart. In Emmy's soul, despite the space and time between them, their connection has never been severed. But is their story still written in the stars? Or are their hearts like the pieces of two different puzzles--impossible to fit together?

Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life. . . . She wants to stay out late, surf her favorite beach--go anywhere without her parents' relentless worrying. But Emmy's parents can't seem to let her grow up--not since the day Oliver disappeared.

Oliver needs a moment to figure out his heart. . . . He'd thought, all these years, that his dad was the good guy. He never knew that it was his father who had kidnapped him and kept him on the run. Discovering it, and finding himself returned to his old hometown, all at once, has his heart racing, and his thoughts swirling.

Readers who love Sarah Dessen will devour these pages with hearts in throats as Emmy and Oliver struggle to face the messy, confusing consequences of Oliver's father's crime. Full of romance, coming-of-age emotion, and heartache, these two equally compelling characters create an unforgettable story.

Author: Robin Benway
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 06/23/2015
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780062330598
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 178055 / Emmy & Oliver


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 148
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2015
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2015
Romantic Times 06/01/2015 pg. 67 - Very Good
Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 53
BookPage 07/01/2015
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 111 - Recommended, Satisfactory
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 90

About the Author
Benway, Robin: -

Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait!, the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, including the PEN America Literary Award, the Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books, ALA's Best Books for Young Adults, and ALA's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly and have been published in more than twenty countries. Her book Far from the Tree won the 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 2018 PEN America Award and was named one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, PBS, Entertainment Weekly, and the Boston Globe.

Robin grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU, where she was the 1997 recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing, and is a graduate of UCLA. She currently lives in Los Angeles.