Breakfast with Neruda

Hardcover | 16 May 2016

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Raised by a woman who hoarded the past, can Michael find a future?

Michael Flynn hides everything: No one knows that he lives in his car, or that his mother is a hoarder, or that he tried to blow up his best friend's car with fireworks after his girlfriend was stolen from him. If possible, his life now is worse than it was, and the future is bleak. Although his only hope was graduating and trying to find a way to go to college, Michael has been expelled and compelled to do community service if he wants to stay out of jail. But then he meets Shelly, a girl with a past to rival Michael's. She unmasks Michael's secret and his heart, and convinces him that she loves him for what he cannot hide--the good man he will become if he can find a way to hang on.

About the Author

A high school teacher and librarian, Laura Moe is a published poet (in journals including Mischief, Caprice, and Other Poetic Devices) but her great love is fiction. This is her first novel.

Industry Reviews

"This debut is...flecked with an endearing blend of idealism, empathy, and quirk..." --Booklist

"Moe uses lyrical language to introduce teenagers whose problems go beyond bullying or unrequited love. She treats Michael's unusual home situation with realistic grace, while the relationship between the two teenagers is organic and interesting. A summer long punishment becomes a sensitive, thoughtful novel." --Kirkus Reviews

"It's about love and understanding and betrayal and pain. All the necessary ingredients to make a connection to the reader." --Teen Librarian Toolbox

"There is a beautiful relationship between two teens who connect over poems of Neruda...and their ever-witty banter." --Voya Magazine

"Those who choose to read it will not regret it. It addresses some interesting topics (hoarding, missing father, community service, car bombs), and the not-so-average love story is refreshing. A good, quick read to take readers away from the usual dystopia and back into the real world." --Voya Magazine

"Character-driven, funny, lyrical." --New York Public Library Bibliophile blog

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