Book of the Day: Love, Life, and the List

Love, Life, and the List by Kacie West

Description From Hoopla: "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"

BMS Librarian Ms. Woznick is recommending a book a day! All Books of the Day are available online. You can get Love, Life and the List as an ebook from Hoopla or as an ebook from Overdrive (using the Libby app) if you have a Beverly Public Library Card. Want a physical book? Check with Copper Dog Books or the Book Shop of Beverly Farms.

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