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NAOMI AND ELY'S NO KISS LIST Rachel Cohn and David Levithan Hardcover | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-84440-9 (0-375-84440-6) | August 2007 | $16.99 | Ages 14 up Hardcover Library Binding | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-94440-6 (0-375-94440-0) | August 2007 | $19.99 | Ages 14 up

Sometimes you have to work at friendships if you want them to last. Naomi and Ely do just that. They have grown up together, made vows to marry when they’re older, and even became each other’s support team when Ely’s mother has an affair with Naomi’s dad. But there are some things that even friends can’t work through. Secretly, Naomi is in love with Ely, and that shouldn’t be a problem. However, Ely is gay—someone Naomi can never have. Unable to face the reality that they will never be married, Naomi dates other guys. She doesn’t really like Bruce the Second, but she doesn’t really dislike him either. In walks Ely. Ely and Bruce have an instant connection, and Naomi is suddenly an outsider in Ely’s life. Will Naomi and Ely’s friendship be strong enough to work through Ely stealing Naomi’s boyfriend, or will Bruce the Second be the wedge that keeps them apart?

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Prepared by Brenda Day, Library Media Specialist, Aledo Middle SchooL, Aledo, TX

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