A New York Times Bestseller
"Here are three things about this book: (1) It's . . . funny and
romantic; (2) the mystery at the heart of the story will keep you
turning the pages; (3) I have a feeling you'll be very happy you read
it." --Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love
at First Sight
With the perfect mix of comedy and tragedy, love and loss, and pain and
elation, the characters in Julie Buxbaum's Tell Me Three Things come
to feel like old friends who make any day better. This YA novel is sure
to appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart.
Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that's what it feels like
during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep
school in Los Angeles. It's been barely two years since her mother's
death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie
has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmonster
and her pretentious teenage son, and to start at a new school where she
knows no one.
Just when she's thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets
an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for
short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High
School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some
much-needed help?
In a leap of faith--or an act of complete desperation--Jessie begins to
rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie
can't help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better
left unsolved?
More praise for TELL ME THREE THINGS
"Three Things about this novel: (1) I loved it. (2) No, really, I LOVED
it. (3) I wish I could tell every teen to read it. Buxbaum's book
sounds, reads, breathes, worries, and soars like real adolescents do."
--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time
and Off the Page
"The desire to find out whether Jessie's real-life and virtual crushes
are one and the same will keep [readers] turning the pages as quickly
as possible." --PW, Starred
"A heartfelt, wryly perceptive account of coming to terms with
irrevocable loss when life itself means inevitable change." --*Kirkus
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"Buxbaum's debut is hard to put down because of its smooth and
captivating text. The addition of virtual conversations through email
and chatting adds to the exciting plot twist." --SLJ
