The Last True Love Story
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781481429887
Pages
279 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Hendrix and Corrina bust Hendrix's grandfather out of assisted living, and leave LA for New York in pursuit of freedom, truth, and love.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
900L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Disability and Health; Family member death; Single parent; Adoption; Interracial; Illness; death of a father; single mother; adoptive parents; adopted teenager; interracial/transracial adoption; interracial family; Alzheimer’s disease
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Guatemalan / White
Family Formation
single mother; adoptive mother and father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2017 Ages 14 and Older
Best of the Best Books, 2016 Teen Fiction
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2016
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017 Young Adult Fiction
Grand Canyon Reader Award, 2019 - 2020, Teen
Keywords
Ithaca, New York; road trip; love; music; musician; poetry; first kiss; assisted living center; dog
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kiely, Brendan, "The Last True Love Story" (2016). Diverse Families. 1223.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1223