A powerful and gripping contemporary ya from the author of im not her thats just right for fans of sarah dessen and jodi picoult. Its a readable story, but in my opinion, not worth purchasing. Tess is the exact opposite of her beautiful, athletic sister. Im not her by janet gurtler book cover, description, publication history. Gurtler handles complex issues of friendship and fidelity with laughoutloud humor and engaging frankness. Im not her testo julia brennan testi canzoni mtv im not her. Janet does not live in an igloo or play hockey, but she does love maple syrup and says eh a lot. Ya librarian tales this is an excellent and realistic debut novel. If you are in calgary, janet hopes to see you there. Follow janet gurtler and explore their bibliography from s janet gurtler author page. She does not live in an igloo or play hockey, but she does love maple syrup and says. Parenting a teen, which is much different that being a teen or writing about teens. Shes made mistakes, betrayed her best friend, and now shes paying for it. The truth about us by janet gurtler, paperback barnes.
Suffice it to say that janet gurtler has a talent for emotional, realistic fiction and i cant wait to read. Janet gurtler s books have been called just right for fans of sarah dessen and jodi picoult. Garden of books if i tell by janet gurtler was an emotional roller coaster. She now spends her time reading and writing edgy, meaningful books for and about teens. Janet gurtler author janet gurtler lives in calgary, canada with her husband and son and a puppy blessed with cuteness rather than brains. Kristina is the sporty one, tess is the smart one, and they each have their place.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sarah ockler, bestselling author of fixing delilah and twenty boy summer on im not her. For the first time in my life, i didnt feel envy tess is the exact opposite of her beautiful, athletic sister. Janet gurtler lives in calgary alberta, near the canadian rockies, with her husband and son and a chubby chihuahua named bruce. For the first time in my life, i didnt feel envy tess is the exa. Read im not her by janet gurtler for free with a 30 day free trial. Janet musikliste im not her being played on the radio i had to video. Janet gurtler brainy tess smith is the younger sibling of the beautiful, popular, volleyballscholarshipbound kristina. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Kristina makes tess promise not to tell anyone about her cancer. There are no more books that are in the same world as im not her. Im not her is janet gurtler s debut young adult book and she does many, many great things with this story. In the realistic fiction book im not her by janet gurtler, kristina goes in for a doctor appointment regarding her knee. Janet lives in okotoks alberta, canada with her husband, son, a chubby black chihuahua named bruce and a blonde golden retriever named betty white.
Download a pdf with even more praise for im not her. Im not her by janet gurtler what is that book about. Im not her is a book about the fact that just because you are siblings and are related, does not mean you are the same person. She had to grow up far before her time and deal with issues that i dont even want to think about dealing with.
Janets books have been selected as top ya fiction titles for the pennsylvania school librarians association and included in the bank street books top 100 fiction of 2009. The only thing i hope is that im never in a situation like jazs. Janet reads from the first chapter of her may 2011 release, im not her. But, the smiles of her picture perfect family are cracking and her sister could be dying. Janet gurtler is the critically acclaimed author of four contemporary young adult novels. Janet gurtler tests the bonds of sisterhood in this moving debut that readers of jodi picoult and sarah dessen will. There are nomore this book was nominated and shortlisted for a rita award. Suddenly tess is the center of the popular crowd, everyone eager for updates. I have not got anything planned as far as a sequel to my books go. Her latest contemporary ya novel is by turns gripping, heartwrenching, and joyous. Janet gurtlers books have been called just right for fans of sarah dessen and jodi picoult. Buy a cheap copy of im not her book by janet gurtler. Im not her is janet gurtlers debut young adult book and she does many, many. Booklist the truth is that jess knows she screwed up.
A rita award finalist and crystal kite award finalist, janet gurtlers young adult books have been chosen for the junior library guild selection and as best books for teens from the canadian childrens book center. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. At one point in the book, kristina tells tess, its my fault. A rita award finalist, janet gurtler s young adult books have been chosen for the junior library guild selection and as best books for teens from the canadian childrens book center. The truth about us april 7, 2015 by sourcebooks fire isbn 1402278004 isbn. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Janet gurtler, the author of im not her just sent me the below note and asked for me to pass it along to all of our readers. Janet this book was nominated and shortlisted for a rita award. In this riveting contemporary ya read, she explores the consequences of keeping the ultimate secret. Download file pdf who i kissed janet gurtler hartwell. Janet gurtler ya addict random thoughts from the mind of a ya author. Main character being the younger of the two sisters, tess is at freshman at great heights high school. She lives beside the rocky mountains with her son and husband in calgary, canada.
How i lost you isbn 9781402277948 pdf epub janet gurtler. Janet gurtler tests the bonds of sisterhood in this moving debut that readers of jodi picoult and sarah dessen will savor. When kristina is diagnosed with bone cancer, it drastically changes both sisters lives. Should she still care about the contest even though her sister is sick. Janet gurtler s work has appeared in magazines such as todays parent and luxury living lifestyles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read im not her. Its a whole new perspective and while i love my teen with every ounce of my being, it is also a challenge. About the author janet gurtler janet gurtlers work has appeared in magazines such as todays parent and luxury living lifestyles. Janet s books have been selected as top ya fiction titles for the pennsylvania school librarians association and included in the bank street books top 100 fiction of 2009. I would love to invite you all to, the book launchsigning for im not her this friday from 79pm.
In 2012, im not her was a double rita finalist with rwa. Read im not her online by janet gurtler books free 30day trial. I do want to write an epilogue to how i lost you a couple of charactersmore hi amanda. In which i talk about my favorite books of 2011 and there are a lot of books. The truth about us a powerful and gripping contemporary ya from the author of im not her thats just right for fans of sarah dessen and jodi picoult. Read im not her by janet gurtler available from rakuten kobo.