Dating Down

By Stefanie Lyons

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At Café Hex, Samantha Henderson can imagine being the person she really wants to be. It’s her place to daydream about going to art school and getting away from her politician father. It’s her place to imagine opening herself up to a new kind of connection, away from her family and the drama of high school. Enter X—the boy she refuses to name. He’s older, edgy, bohemian . . . in short, everything she thinks she needs. Her family and friends try to warn her that there may be more to him than she sees, but still she stays with X, even as his chaos threatens to consume them both. Told in waves of poetry—whispering, crashing—Dating Down is a portrait of exhilaration and pain and the kind of desire that drives a girl to risk everything.

About the Author(s)

Stefanie Lyons (Chicago, IL) holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has published poems and short stories in Sounding Review, Burningwood Literary, and Bartleby Snopes.

  • Paperback ISBN: 9780738743370
  • Ebook ISBN: 9780738745053
  • Reading Age: from 14 to 18 years
  • Interest Age: from 12 to 18 years
  • Paperback dimensions: 5.19 x 8 in
  • Publication date: Apr 08, 2015
  • Rights/Sales territory: Worldwide
  • Format: Paperback | Ebook
  • Pages: 312
  • Imprint: Flux
  • Subjects:
    YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Contemporary
    YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Dating & Sex
    YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings

Reviews of Dating Down:

"Told in musical, poignant verse, Sam's story is lyrical and heartwrenching." —Booklist


"A fast, freefalling read that's difficult to put down." —Jessica Machado, associate editor of Rolling Stone


"Gritty, lyrical, often heart-stopping verse . . . a breathless stay-up-all-night read." —Stasia Ward Kehoe, author of The Sound of Letting Go and Audition


"Stefanie Lyons perfectly captures the sizzle and pop poetry of an electric first love." —Kirsten Smith, author of Trinkets and screenwriter for Clueless and 10 Things I Hate About You

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