Katie Cotugno

99 Days Katie Cotugno

Publisher Marketing: From the acclaimed author of "How to Love" comes another stunning contemporary novel, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen. Molly Barlow is facing one long, hot summer ninety-nine days with the boy whose heart she broke and the boy she broke it for his brother. Day 1: Julia Donnelly eggs my house my first night back in Star Lake, and that s how I know everyone still remembers everything. She has every right to hate me, of course: I broke Patrick Donnelly s heart the night everything happened with his brother, Gabe. Now I m serving out my summer like a jail sentence: "just ninety-nine days till I can leave for college and be done."Day 4: A nasty note on my windshield makes it clear Julia isn t finished. I m expecting a fight when someone taps me on the shoulder, but it s just Gabe, home from college and actually happy to see me. For what it s worth, Molly Barlow, he says, I m really glad you re back. Day 12: Gabe wouldn t quit until he got me to come to this party, and I m surprised to find I m actually having fun. I think he s about to kiss me and that s when I see Patrick. My Patrick, who s supposed to be clear across the country. My Patrick, who s never going to forgive me. Eighty-seven days of summer to go, and history is repeating itself. The last thing I want is to come between the Donnelly brothers again but the truth is, the Donnellys stole my heart a long time ago." Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015 (EAN 9780062216380, Hardcover) School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 98 (EAN 9780062216380, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 02/09/2015 (EAN 9780062216380, Hardcover) Booklist 03/15/2015 pg. 65 (EAN 9780062216380, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2015 (EAN 9780062216380, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Cotugno, Katie Katie Cotugno is a 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in Mississippi Review, Apalachee Review, Iowa Review, and Argestes, among other literary magazines, as well as on Nerve.com. Her first novel was How to Love. She lives in Boston with her husband, Tom.