No one said growing up was gonna be easy.
Anna begins high school with a longing to experience her first true love. It seems likely after she falls for fellow sophomore Pete, but when a popular senior aggressively pursues her, she finds herself forced to choose. Upperclassman Alec’s attention is thrilling and dizzying, but she’s conflicted when he pressures her to go all the way. When the unthinkable happens, Anna is left numb and lost.
As she works through her confusion and fear, a second chance with Pete emerges. But pressures to fit in, combined with her own emotional fragility, lead her to turbulent, non-parent-approved choices.
Boy troubles, friend fallouts, peer pressures, unreasonable parents and heartbreaking betrayals. Will Anna overcome…or spiral into the abyss?
Honest, unflinching, nostalgic and relatable, Falling tackles the drama of high school head-on and that tenuous straddle between teen and adult. This novel is for young adults and anyone who appreciates a coming of age story. Please see content advisory below.
Anna begins high school with a longing to experience her first true love. It seems likely after she falls for fellow sophomore Pete, but when a popular senior aggressively pursues her, she finds herself forced to choose. Upperclassman Alec’s attention is thrilling and dizzying, but she’s conflicted when he pressures her to go all the way. When the unthinkable happens, Anna is left numb and lost.
As she works through her confusion and fear, a second chance with Pete emerges. But pressures to fit in, combined with her own emotional fragility, lead her to turbulent, non-parent-approved choices.
Boy troubles, friend fallouts, peer pressures, unreasonable parents and heartbreaking betrayals. Will Anna overcome…or spiral into the abyss?
Honest, unflinching, nostalgic and relatable, Falling tackles the drama of high school head-on and that tenuous straddle between teen and adult. This novel is for young adults and anyone who appreciates a coming of age story. Please see content advisory below.
CONTENT ADVISORY
For mature readers 13+, consensual sex, sexual violence, strong language, drug and alcohol use and abuse, familial physical child abuse.
