From the author of the City Love trilogy. It's sophomore year, and Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, hopefully, her first real boyfriend. But after popular Derek asks her out, things get complicated. Not only do her parents unexpectedly separate, but Marisa has a fight with her best friend, and Derek-the love of her life-delivers a shocking disappointment. The only things keeping Marisa together are the podcasts from the anonymous DJ, who seems to totally understand Marisa. But she doesn't know who he is . . . or maybe she does.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 336 pages in this book.

It 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 2010 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Susane Colasanti is the author of "When It Happens," "Take Me There," "Waiting for You," "Something Like Fate," and "So Much Closer. " Growing up in the country, Susane couldn't wait to start her real life in New York City, where she's lived for sixteen years. Susane's own experiences with bullying inspired her to write "Keep Holding On. "