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Meet Cute

Title:

Meet Cute

Author:

Armentrout, Jennifer L.

Russo, Meredith

Shepard, Sara

Yoon, Nicola

Zoboi, Ibi

Cotugno, Katie

Davies, Jocelyn

Fitzpatrick, Huntley

LaCour, Nina

Lord, Emery

McGee, Katharine

Morgan, Kass

Murphy, Julie

Subject:

Romance

Young Adult Literature

Young Adult Fiction

Description:

Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. Meet Cute is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's most popular YA authors. Readers will experience Nina LaCour's beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet, Sara Shepard's glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock star, Nicola Yoon's imaginative take on break-ups and make-ups, Katie Cotugno's story of two teens hiding out from the police at a house party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick's charming love story that begins over iced teas at a diner. There's futuristic flirting from Kass Morgan and Katharine McGee, a riveting transgender heroine from Meredith Russo, a subway missed connection moment from Jocelyn Davies, and a girl determined to get out of her small town from Ibi Zoboi. Jennifer Armentrout writes a sweet story about finding love from a missing library book, Emery Lord has a heartwarming and funny tale of two girls stuck in an airport, Dhonielle Clayton takes a thoughtful, speculate approach to pre-destined love, and Julie Murphy dreams up a fun twist on reality dating show contestants. This incredibly talented group of authors brings us a collection of stories that are at turns romantic and witty, epic and everyday, heartbreaking and real.

Publisher:

Clarion Books

HarperCollins

Date:

2018/01/02

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Language:

English

Summary

Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. Meet Cute is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's most popular YA authors.

Readers will experience Nina LaCour's beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet, Sara Shepard's glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock star, Nicola Yoon's imaginative take on break-ups and make-ups, Katie Cotugno's story of two teens hiding out from the police at a house party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick's charming love story that begins over iced teas at a diner. There's futuristic flirting from Kass Morgan and Katharine McGee, a riveting transgender heroine from Meredith Russo, a subway missed connection moment from Jocelyn Davies, and a girl determined to get out of her small town from Ibi Zoboi. Jennifer Armentrout writes a sweet story about finding love from a missing library book, Emery Lord has a heartwarming and funny tale of two girls stuck in an airport, Dhonielle Clayton takes a thoughtful, speculate approach to pre-destined love, and Julie Murphy dreams up a fun twist on reality dating show contestants.

This incredibly talented group of authors brings us a collection of stories that are at turns romantic and witty, epic and everyday, heartbreaking and real.

Author Notes

Jennifer L. Armentrout was born on June 11, 1980. She writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. Her works include the Covenant series, the Lux series, and The Dark Elements series. She also writes adult and new adult romance under the name J. Lynn.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (4)

Publisher's Weekly Review

"This might be a love story, so I want to tell it the right way," begins Nina LaCour's entry in an anthology celebrating serendipitous run-ins that feel bigger than coincidence, in this case a customer-service-related flirtation between two teenage girls. Contributions from Huntley Fitzpatrick, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi, and others add to an enjoyable and diverse collection that never feels repetitive, despite the stories' shared thematic underpinnings. Dhonielle Clayton offers a enticing fantasy in which a girl attempts to see the love that the gods have destined for her when a boy appears at her feet. Jennifer L. Armentrout's playful "The Dictionary of You and Me" involves an overdue library book, and Jocelyn Davies charms with a tale about New York City junior Samara, who tries to quantify fate for a statistics project after a missed connection on the subway. The stories vary in genre, and although many involve love at first sight, others are about seeing someone in a new light. All 14 leave just enough magic and mystery to inspire readers to trust in a little bit of fate. An Alloy Entertainment property. Ages 14-up. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Horn Book Review

These fourteen different stories from well-known YA authors (including Julie Murphy, Nicola Yoon, and Ibi Zoboi) have one thing in common: they're about how two characters meet under unexpected circumstances, better known in rom-coms as a meet-cute. This modern romance collection offers refreshing diversity in its settings, story lines, and characters, and each story tantalizingly leaves readers wondering whether or not these new relationships will lead to lasting love. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

Fourteen short stories from prominent authors for teens explore the moments when two people first meet.The collection's title suggests that these stories will showcase first encounters that wrap up with happily-ever-after endings. Many of the stories do deliver; several even end with first kisses. But occasionally the stories offer endings that are tinged with sadness, preventing the collection from becoming saccharine. Characters who share a genuine connection are separated by circumstances, whether it's traveling in vastly different high school social circles or being sent on a one-way mission to Mars. Topics beyond romance add complexity, as characters grapple with grief, financial hardships, and body-image issues. The collection is a welcome departure from strictly heterosexual romance, including cisgirl-meets-girl and transgirl-meets-girl connections in addition to girl-meets-boy scenarios. There are nods to modern dating with computerized matching services, reality TV, and introductions via social media. There's futuristic science fiction and a story that 1980s movie fans will recognize as a nod to Say Anything. The stories include great banter, the determination to find a boy from a crowded subway train, and the message that the rewards of love outweigh the potential pain of loss.A collection that adds much-needed diversity to the existing teen-romance genre. (Romance. 14-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

What's a romance without that first meeting? In this anthology, 14 popular YA authors play with the first steps of a love story. Most of the stories are grounded in realism, although some dabble with potential near-future technologies (Katharine McGee's Click, Nicola Yoon's The Department of Dead Love, and Kass Morgan's 259 Million Miles). Meanwhile, Dhonielle Clayton's The Way We Love Here is a fantasy filled with boundless possibilities. Many of the stories feature LGBT couples (Nina LaCour's Print Shop, Meredith Russo's Somewhere That's Green, Emery Lord's Oomph, and Julie Murphy's Something Real). Other standouts include Ibi Zoboi's Hourglass, in which a plus-sized African American girl longs to escape her small, mostly white town, and Jocelyn Davies' The Unlikelihood of Falling in Love, about a statistics whiz who tries to quantify love. The stories work best when the titular meet cute is a side effect, not the main focus, but most succeed. Ultimately a well-rounded, charming collection of love stories that any reader will be happy to meet.--Reagan, Maggie Copyright 2017 Booklist

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