A No. 1 AUDIBLE BESTSELLER A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Osemans acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? CHARLIE: I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me. NICK: Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same room on different laptops. Text each other from different rooms. Make out. Make food. Make drinks. Get drunk. Talk. Argue. Laugh. Maybe we're kind of boring. But thats fine with us. Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple that theyre inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyones asking if theyre staying together, which is a stupid question theyre Nick and Charlie for Gods sake! But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever

 

 

This book features in the following series: Heartstopper, Solitaire Series .

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Sam Newton lives in Wigmore, Kent with her partner Pete and children William and Grace. She enjoys travel, skiing, playing tennis and going to the theatre. Tuesday Pickles was inspired by the fun times she has had with her children and their wellies! Alice Oseman was born in 1994 in Kent. She secured her first publishing deal at 17 and has gone on to write three YA novels. She is now a full-time writer and illustrator. She can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything she can to avoid getting an office job.