Description

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Tricia: A girl struggling to find her way after her beloved grandma's death.
Emerson: A guy who lives his life to fulfill promises, real and hypothetical.
Angie: A girl with secrets she can only express through poetry.
Brenda: An actress and screenplay writer afraid to confront her past.
Brian: A potter who sets aside his life for Tricia, to the detriment of both.

Linked and transformed by one phone call, Hello? weaves together these five Wisconsin teens' stories into a compelling narrative of friendship and family, loss and love, heartbreak and healing, serendipity, and ultimately hope.

Told from all five viewpoints: narration (Tricia), narration (Emerson), free verse poetry (Angie), screenplay format (Brenda), narration and drawings (Brian).

About the Author

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Liza's a graduate of UW-Madison (Go Badgers!) with a degree in Education. Besides being a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan, she's a romantic, a bookaholic, and a lover of crazy socks and rooftops. Liza married the guy who literary swept her off her feet at a Spyro Gyra concert. She has had two adult non-fiction books published and numerous short stories and articles. She has two sons and lives in Milwaukee, WI. Find her at LizaWiemer.com and Twitter @LizaWiemer

Praise For…

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"Tendrils of destiny and healing weave together through this fearless exploration...of love, friendship, and family. Deeply moving!"—NYTBS author Tammara Webber of Easy and Breakable

"In her YA debut, Liza Wiemer has officially launched herself on the map with grace. Hello? is a powerful and brilliantly woven story of love, loss, and human connection that makes you believe in the world again. It owned my heart from the first page to the last. One of the most original books EVER."—Hannah McBride, The Irish Banana Review

"A sensitive and deeply drawn portrait of five teens who's lives intersect in both obvious and surprising ways. Liza Wiemer's characters are so real they keep off the page."—Leah Cypress, author of the Death Sworn Series