Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak

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Dumped by her boyfriend the summer after senior year, teen love and relationship columnist Lu Charles has hit a wall with her writing. The words just won't come to her like they used to and if she doesn't come up with a topic for her column, she'll lose her gig at hip online magazine Misnomer, and the college scholarship that goes along with it. Her best friend, Pete, thinks she should write through her own pain, but when Lu overhears another couple planning a precollege breakup just like hers, she becomes convinced that they're the answer to cracking her writer's block. And when she meets them—super-practical Iris and cute, sweet Cal—and discovers they're postponing their breakup until the end of the summer, she has to know more. Have Cal and Iris prolonged their own misery by staying together, knowing the end is in sight? Or does the secret to figuring out all this love business—and getting over it—lie with them? One thing is certain—if Lu can't make a breakthrough before summer is over, she can kiss her future goodbye. --front flap

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Is Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This sweet contemporary YA explores teen heartbreak and healing through a relationship columnist's journey. Contains teen dating situations and mild romantic content but stays age-appropriate with closed-door intimacy.