Everybody Hurts

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MORE HOPE. MORE HEART . . . MORE FOOL YOU. Matt and Sophia live in the same city, but they come from opposite sides of the track. By rights they should never have met. They definitely should never have fallen in love at first sight, of all cliches. But, to their great surprise, they do. That's the easy part. It's what to do next that they struggle with. Friends, family and circumstance are mostly against them. They betray themselves; then they betray each other. And in the end they learn, the hard way, what it takes for love to survive. It's true what they say. Everybody hurts sometimes. But sometimes, too, the pain is worth it.

Joanna Nadin (Author) Joanna Nadin is the author of more than seventy books for children and young adults, including the bestselling Rachel Riley diaries, the critically acclaimed Eden and Undertow, and the Carnegie-nominated Joe All Alone, now being adapted for television. A former broadcast journalist, political speechwriter, and special adviser to the Prime Minister, she has a PhD on the concept of self in young adult literature, and lectures in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. She lives in Bath with her daughter. Anthony McGowan (Author) Anthony McGowan is one of the most widely acclaimed young-adult authors in the UK. His books have won several major awards, and been shortlisted for many more. He has also written highly regarded adult fiction, as well as books for younger readers. He has a PhD on the history of beauty, and has taught philosophy and creative writing. He lives in London with his wife and two children.

Infinitely preferable to The Fault in Our Stars . . . It's grittier, and without the candy coating. Sophia and Matt have dynamic and realistic voices . . . Lots of laugh-out-loud moments and some emotional ones make this a book that will be extremely popular at school. * TLS * Two masters of their craft have created something so special here . . . I didn't want to leave Matt & Sophia . . . How refreshing to read about this subject matter in a way that feels so real. Funny, touching - just wonderful. * Rae Earl, author of MY MAD FAT DIARY * Infinitely preferable to The Fault in Our Stars . . . It's grittier, and without the candy coating. Sophia and Matt have dynamic and realistic voices . . . Lots of laugh-out-loud moments and some emotional ones make this a book that will be extremely popular at school. * TLS *