A01=Ismee Williams
Age Group_Ages 12+
Age Group_Ages 12+
Author_Ismee Williams
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baseball player love interest
Category1=Kids
Category=YFB
Category=YFM
Category=YXZ
celebrating poetry
COP=United States
dancer heroine
dancer protagonist
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Language_English
latino families
latinx literature
mental illness
new york city
nuanced storytelling
overcoming obstacles
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
racism
racist family
softlaunch
urban romance
young adult novel
Product details
- ISBN 9781419734939
- Weight: 440g
- Dimensions: 148 x 217mm
- Publication Date: 11 Feb 2020
- Publisher: Abrams
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
- Age Group: Ages 12+
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Family and class differences threaten the love of two teens in this contemporary YA romance
When private school student Isabelle Warren first meets Dominican-American Alex Rosario on the 1 train, she remembers his green eyes and gentlemanly behavior. He remembers her long ballet dancer’s legs and untroubled happiness, something he feels belongs to all rich kids. As the two grow closer in and out of the subway, Isabelle learns of Alex’s father, who is hell-bent on Alex being a contender for the major leagues despite Alex’s desire to go to college and become a poet. Alex learns about Isabelle’s Havana-born mother, Eliza, a woman with a prejudice against Latino men, who pressures her daughter to stay away from him. When Isabelle’s father loses his job and her older brother struggles with his mental health, her relationship with Alex falters. But fate—and the 1 train—throw them together when Isabelle needs him the most.
Ismée Williams is a pediatric cardiologist by day and an accomplished author by night. Her first book with Abrams, Water in May, was released in 2017 to critical acclaim. She lives in New York City.
