Annie On My Mind

Annie on My Mind
by Nancy Garden
Published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., Toronto
1982
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Plot Summary

Annie On My Mind is the story of a seventeen year old teen named Liza who lives in New York City. One day she meets Annie, a girl her own age, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. They quickly develop a close friendship that soon turns into romance. The story revolves around their feelings for each other and their struggle to keep their relationship a secret. When their secret is harshly revealed to the school and to their families, the two girls deal with the challenges and the struggles of 'coming out'. The book is a romantic story where love prevails.

Comments

Well written and thought provoking, this book was a page turner. I loved the book, the characters, the setting and the situation. Garden's use of language compels the reader to care for the characters and their romantic situation.
This book is largely a romance novel, dealing with real-life situations and scenarios. I would highly recommend it to any girl who may be questioning her sexuality. Teenagers today are seemingly much more open to issues of sexual identity, therefore I think that anybody, no matter how they sexually identify themselves would enjoy this book.

Age Range - 14-19

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