Karen Hattrup grew up outside of Washington, DC, and now lives outside of Baltimore with her husband and two kids. She's been writing stories for as long as she can remember and formerly worked as a newspaper reporter. Frannie and Tru was her debut novel, and Our Year in Love and Parties is her second. She's kind of awkward at parties, but she does love cake, people-watching, and dancing with her friends.
A Junior Library Guild Selection -- ; "Absorbing, electrifying, and achingly relatable. Frannie and Tru is a book with a pulse." -- Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda "Hattrup's confrontation with white privilege and Frannie's misguided assumptions surrounding social class and sexual orientation avoid easy platitudes, creating insights ripe for further exploration." -- Publishers Weekly "[A] character-rich work of literary fiction...Tru is endlessly intriguing, and his evolving relationship with Frannie is wholly believable and emotionally engaging." -- Booklist "An honest, revealing, coming-of-age story...will appeal to a wide-range of readers. Frannie's voice is an authentic mix of sincerity and naivete as she struggles with self confidence and first love; family conflict; and, as she is educated in the politics of identity, race, class, and sexuality." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) "Fans of Lockhart's The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (BCCB 3/08) will appreciate the probing complexity of a working-class white girl finding her feet and her courage." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Hattrup beautifully illustrates issues of privilege and prejudice in her debut. Thought-provoking!" -- RT Book Reviews "Ideal for fans of E. Lockhart and cool, atmospheric narratives." -- The Horn Book
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