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Treacherous Love

Name: Treacherous Love
ISBN: 9780380808625

The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager

Beatrice Sparks

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 31, 2000

Reading lane: Teen Pregnancy

Fourteen-year-old Jennie's life is turning upside down.

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Good for readers interested in a teen’s diary account of a troubling teacher-student relationship

Book Details

Authors: Beatrice Sparks
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: May 31, 2000
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Teen Pregnancy · YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
Reading lane: Teen Pregnancy

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Coming of Age
YA Divorce & Marriage Stories
YA Blended Family Stories
YA Stories About Girls & Women

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Contemporary YA Romance
Social Themes for Teens
Assimilation for Teens
Dating & Sex for Teens

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Fourteen-year-old Jennie's life is turning upside down. Her father has walked out, and her anguished mother seeks solace in pills. Her best friend practically abandons her to be with a boyfriend. It seems like Jennie's real best friend is her diary. Then she meets Mr. Johnstone, the substitute math teacher. Jennie has never met such a charismatic teacher. She feels honored when Mr. J. seems to single her out for special attention, and begins to fantasize about him as her boyfriend. When Mr. J. first reveals his feelings for her, she is thrilled by the relationship that grows outside the classroom walls. Then, slowly, Jennie's diary becomes a record of her loneliness, pain, and confusion. Will it also offer her a way to escape from this treacherous love?