The Secret Life of Prince Charming

The Six Rules of Maybe

Girl, Unframed

A Heart in a Body in the World

One Great Lie

The Last Forever

The Education of Ivy Blake

Boy Underwater

I am not my illness. "Girl with Anxiety," "Trauma of the Week" - no. I hate stuff like that. Everyone, everyone has their issue. But the one thing my illness did make me realise is how necessary it is to ignore the dangers of living in order to live. And how much trouble you can get into if you can't.

Jade DeLuna is too young to die. She knows this, and yet she can't quite believe it, especially when the terrifying thoughts, loss of breath, and dizzy feelings come. Since being diagnosed with Panic Disorder, she's trying her best to stay calm, and visiting the elephants at the nearby zoo seems to help. That's why Jade keeps the live zoo webcam on in her room, and that's where she first sees the boy in the red jacket. A boy who stops to watch the elephants. A boy carrying a baby.

His name is Sebastian, and he is raising his son alone. Jade is drawn into Sebastian's cozy life with his son and his activist grandmother on their Seattle houseboat, and before she knows it, she's in love. With this boy who has lived through harder times than anyone she knows. This boy with a past.

Jade knows the situation is beyond complicated, but she hasn't felt this safe in a long time. She owes it all to Sebastian, her boy with the great heart. Her boy who is hiding a terrible secret. A secret that will force Jade to decide between what is right, and what feels right.

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The Secret Life of Prince Charming

Deb Caletti, 2009

The Six Rules of Maybe

Deb Caletti, 2010

Girl, Unframed

Deb Caletti, 2020

A Heart in a Body in the World

Deb Caletti, 2018

One Great Lie

Deb Caletti, 2021

The Last Forever

Deb Caletti, 2014

The Education of Ivy Blake

Ellen Airgood, 2015

Boy Underwater

Adam Baron, 2018