<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Abby spends the summer after her senior year of high school--and a life-changing diagnosis--with her aunt on Catalina Island, reconnecting with family, forging a new path, and finding love.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b><i>Five Feet Apart </i></b><b>meets </b><b><i>Tell Me Three Things</i></b><b> in this YA contemporary novel about two sisters, one summer, and a diagnosis that changes everything.</b></b> <p/>Abby needs to escape a life that she no longer recognizes as her own. Her old life--the one where she was a high school volleyball star with a textbook-perfect future--has been ripped away. Abby and her sister, Brooke, have received a letter from their estranged dad informing them he has Huntington's disease, a fatal, degenerative disorder that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy. And when the sisters agree to genetic testing, one of them tests positive.<br/><br/>Fleeing to Catalina Island for the summer, Abby is relieved to be in a place where no one knows her tragic history. But when she meets aspiring documentary filmmaker Ben--tall, outdoorsy, easygoing, with eyes that don't miss a thing--she's thrown off her game. Ben's the kind of guy who loves to figure out people's stories. What if he learns hers?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Give this <b>layered romance</b> to readers who wished for a <b>happy ending</b> to John Green's <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i>.--<i>SLJ <p/></i>A <b>classic</b> romance story of <b>love persisting despite darkness</b>--<i>The Bulletin <p/></i>"This story is <b>entertaining</b> and <b>effortless</b>, while also shining an important light on a rarely understood disease. To follow Abby's journey after her life unravels as she tries to find her new normal, makes for an <b>incredibly deep</b> and <b>captivating</b> story that everyone will enjoy."--actor Scott Porter (<i><i>Ginny & Georgia, Lucifer, Friday Night Lights, Hart of Dixie</i></i>) <i> <br></i><br>Coming from an HD family myself, I was amazed at how <b>beautifully</b> and <b>accurately</b> this book captures the painful and often lonely experience of learning that Huntington's Disease is carried in your genes. <b>This book is a must-read</b> for anyone that's ever experienced that "pit of doom" in their stomach while navigating life's cruel curve balls. <b>I couldn't put it down once I started it</b>!--actress Kate Miner (<i>Shameless</i>)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz met the first day of freshman year of college and have essentially shared a brain ever since. They've co-authored the YA thriller <i>The Lost Causes</i> and the contemporary YA series Georgetown Academy. The duo also work as screenwriters in both film and television. They were prompted to write this book by a Huntington's disease diagnosis within Jessica's extended family. <br/><br/>Follow them on Facebook @LyssandJess<br/>Twitter: @LyssAndJess<br/>Instagram: @itsjessandlyss<br/>Website: www.jessicaandalyssa.com