My Life Next Door

A swoony, transporting "boy next door" romance about family, friendship, and first love

The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, seventeen-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she were one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs her trellis and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely in love, Jase's family embraces Samantha, even as she keeps him a secret from her own. Then, in an instant, her two worlds collide in an unthinkable tragedy that leaves Samantha reeling and wrestling with an impossible decision--one that no one could have seen coming, and that only she can make..

A dreamy, enthralling summer read, full of characters who stay with you long after the last page is turned, and that asks, which way do you turn when your heart pulls you in opposite directions?

Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 06/13/2013
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.49w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780142426043
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 153599 / My Life Next Door

About the Author
Huntley Fitzpatrick always wanted to be a writer. She grew up in a small, coastal, Connecticut town much like the Stony Bay of her novels, My Life Next Door, What I Thought Was True, and The Boy Most Likely To. After college she held multiple jobs across publishing--including as an editor at Harlequin, where she worked with a variety of romance authors--and, ultimately, embarked on a writing career of her own. Before her death in 2022, Huntley was a full-time writer, wife, and mom to six children, living on the coast of Massachusetts. She brought the world three critically acclaimed, utterly transporting young adult novels about love, friendship, family, and coming of age. My Life Next Door is considered a modern YA romance classic, and its characters reflect Huntley's deep love for her family, who were everything to her.