Lola and the boy next door
Lola and the boy next doorStephanie Perkins
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Lola and the boy next door (2011)

Stephanie Perkins

Others: Overwhelmingly positive

Budding costume designer Lola lives an extraordinary life in San Francisco with her two dads and beloved dog, dating a punk rocker, but when the Bell twins return to the house next door Lola recalls both the friendship-ending fight with Calliope, a figure skater, and the childhood crush she had on Cricket.

ISBN:
9781409579946
Length:
368 pages

Genres: young adult

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