Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

The day they got together was the best one of Freddy’s life, but nothing’s made sense since. Laura Dean is popular, funny, and SO CUTE … but she can be really thoughtless, even mean. Their on-again, off-again relationship has Freddy’s head spinning — and Freddy’s friends can’t understand why she keeps going back.

When Freddy consults the services of a local mystic, the mysterious Seek-Her, she isn’t thrilled with the advice she receives. But something’s got to give: Freddy’s heart is breaking in slow motion, and she may be about to lose her very best friend as well as her last shred of self-respect. Fortunately for Freddy, there are new friends, and the insight of advice columnist Anna Vice, to help her through being a teenager in love.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Homomisia
  • Statutory rape mentioned
  • Toxic relationship (theme)
  • Cheating (on- & off-page)
  • Adult-minor relationship discussed*
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Unwanted teen pregnancy
  • Abortion (off-page)
  • Hospital
  • Emesis
  • Bullying mentioned

*Note: Sexual relationship between a seventeen-year-old girl and a older married man.

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