What do you do when you've fallen for your best friend? Funny and romantic, this effervescent story about family, friendship, and finding yourself is perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han.

Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner's summer isn't going the way she'd planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn't been able to manage her mother's growing issues with anxiety. And now she's been rejected from an art show because her work "has no heart." So when she gets another opportunity to show her paintings, Abby isn't going to take any chances.

Which is where the list comes in.

Abby gives herself one month to do ten things, ranging from face a fear (#3) to learn a stranger's story (#5) to fall in love (#8). She knows that if she can complete the list, she'll become the kind of artist she's always dreamed of being.

But as the deadline approaches, Abby realizes that getting through the list isn't as straightforward as it seems . . . and that maybe--just maybe--she can't change her art if she isn't first willing to change herself.

Author: Kasie West
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 12/26/2017
Pages: 384
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780062675774
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 193548 / Love, Life, and the List


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2017 pg. 48
School Library Journal 12/01/2017 pg. 105
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2018 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 129 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
West, Kasie: -

Kasie West lives with her family in central California, where the heat tries to kill her with its 115-degree stretches. She graduated from Fresno State University with a BA degree that has nothing to do with writing. Visit her online at www.kasiewest.com.