Hooked

TheaGalehousehasalwaysknownhowtotakecareofherself.Withaflightyclub-ownermomandastandoffish,recovering-alcoholicdad,TheahasmadeherownwayinherhometownofNewYork,attendingtheprestigiousandcompetitiveStuyvesantHighSchool.ButonechatwithWill,ahandsomeandwittysenior,andshe'sagoner—completelyhookedonhimandunabletoconcentrateonanythingelse.AlwaysworriedthatshelovesWillmorethanhelovesher,TheaispleasantlysurprisedwhentheirromanceweathershismovetocollegeandWillgoesoutofhiswaytoinvolveherinhislife.Butthen,Theamissesaperiod.AndthatstartsTheaandWillonawildridethatneitherofthemcouldhavepossiblypreparedfor.Whentheydecidetokeepthebaby,theirconcernedparentschipinwhattheycantokeepWillinschoolandgivebothteenagersacomfortableplacetoraisetheirchild.ButwhenafreakaccidentleavesTheashakenandthreatenstoupendtheirlittlefamilyaltogether,Theaisforcedtoturntothelastplaceshewouldhavechosenforcomfort:herstiff,uncompromisingfather.Thissmart,touchingfirstnovelbrimswithrealistic,beautifullydrawncharacters,andremindsusthatloveisneveraseasyorpredictableaswemightlikeittobe.