Frannie and Tru
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Karen Hattrup
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Karen Hattrup
Perfect for fans of Prep and The
Perks of Being a Wallflower, Frannie and Tru is a dazzling YA debut
about a transformative summer in the life of a girl whose idol is not what he
seems.
Frannie has always idolized her cousin
Tru. At seventeen, Tru is charismatic, rich, charming—everything
fifteen-year-old Frannie wants to be, and everything she’s not. So when Frannie
overhears her parents saying that after a bad coming-out experience Tru will be
staying with them in Baltimore for the summer, Frannie is excited and desperate
to impress him. But as Frannie gets swept up in Tru’s worldly way of life, she
starts to worry that it may all be a mask Tru wears to hide a dark secret. And
if Tru isn’t the person Frannie thought he was, what does that mean for the new
life she has built with him?
Confronting issues of race, class, and
sexuality, Karen Hattrup weaves a powerful coming-of-age story that’s at once
timeless and immediate, sharply observed, and recognizable to anyone who has
ever loved the idea of a person more than the reality.
(from publisher)
