Love, Life, and the List

By Kasie West

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062740458
• ISBN13: 9780062740458
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Harperteen
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Art and Love = Full of Sugar

Probably one of my favorite Kasie West books. It was very relatable for me as an artist when delving into the art world and trying to find you way through the millions of other artists and to still keep your own voice. The ending was super sugary sweet. Sickly sweet, but just like the sugar addict I am, I'm going to continue to read more of it!