Hung Up

Marc Notes: When a wrong number blossoms into a phone friendship for Lucy and James, two Vermont high school students, James wants to meet in person, but Lucy is strangely resistant. Told in the form of telephone calls and voice mail messages.; Ages 14 up. Publisher Marketing: Can you fall in love with a voice? This witty romance, told entirely through phone calls, chronicles the tale of a wrong number gone right. It all started with a wrong number. The voicemails Lucy left on James's phone were meant for someone else--someone who used to have James's digits. But then when James finally answers and the two start to talk, a unique bond forms between the two teens. Gradually Lucy and James begin to understand each other on a deeper level than anyone else in their lives. But when James wants to meet in person, Lucy is strangely resistant. And when her secret is revealed, he'll understand why... Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/16/2013 (EAN 9781442460751, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2014 (EAN 9781442460751, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2014 (EAN 9781442460751, Hardcover) Booklist 03/15/2014 pg. 75 (EAN 9781442460751, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 131 (EAN 9781442460751, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Tracy, Kristen Kristen Tracy is the author of "Lost It", "Crimes of the Sarahs", and "Hung Up". She has received three Pushcart nominations and her poems and stories have appeared in various journals and reviews. She is the coeditor of "A Chorus for Peace: A Global Anthology of Poetry by Women". Kristen lives in Rhode Island.