Deb Caletti writes with a keen sense of the intricacies of human connection, exploring themes of love, loss, and finding one's place in the world. Her prose is noted for its empathy and its penetrating insight into the emotional landscapes of her characters. The author focuses on the power of resilience and how individuals discover their courage in the face of life's challenges. Her works are moving and resonate with readers through their sincerity and profound understanding of the human spirit.
A girl navigates a web of deception as she seeks to uncover the truth about her family and her own identity. The narrative explores themes of self-discovery and the complexities of familial relationships, showcasing the protagonist's struggle between the facade she presents and the reality she yearns to understand. Through her journey, readers are drawn into a gripping tale that highlights the importance of honesty and the quest for personal truth.
Sixteen-year-old Ivy's road trip across the country to get an abortion becomes a transformative journey of vulnerability, strength, and above all, choice
From the award-winning author of A Heart in a Body in The World comes a gorgeous and fiercely feminist young adult novel. When a teen travels to Hawaii to track down her sperm donor father, she discovers the truth about him, about the sunken shipwreck that’s become his obsession, and most of all about herself. Harper Proulx has lived her whole life with unanswered questions about her anonymous sperm donor father. She's convinced that without knowing him, she can't know herself. When a chance Instagram post connects Harper to a half sibling, that connection yields many more and ultimately leads Harper to uncover her father's identity. So, fresh from a painful breakup and still reeling with anxiety that reached a lifetime high during the pandemic, Harper joins her newfound half siblings on a voyage to Hawaii to face their father. The events of that summer, and the man they discover—a charismatic deep-sea diver obsessed with solving the mystery of a fragile sunken shipwreck—will force Harper to face some even bigger questions: Who is she? Is she her DNA, her experiences, her successes, her failures? Is she the things she loves—or the things she hates? Who she is in dark times? Who she might become after them?
Charlotte's dream of a summer writing workshop in Venice with her favorite author brings the chance to investigate the mysterious poet in her family's past, meet fascinating new people, and learn truths about her idol.
While spending a summer with her famous mother and her criminal boyfriend, Sydney Reilly, age fifteen, finds love with Nicco but her premonition of something bad coming proves dreadfully accurate.
Printz Award Honoree and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti debuts in
middle grade with a tongue-in-cheek hero's journey set in a town full of
magic, mayhem, lighthouses... and evil.
Each step in Annabelle's 2,700-mile cross-country run brings her closer to
facing a trauma from her past in this novel about the heart, all the ways it
breaks, and its journey to healing.
An emotionally gripping narrative unfolds as a woman becomes romantically involved with a man who might be concealing a perilous secret. The story explores themes of love, trust, and the complexities of relationships, appealing to fans of Jodi Picoult and Kristin Hannah. Deb Caletti, a National Book Award finalist, crafts a tale that delves into the intricacies of human emotions and the potential dangers that lie beneath the surface of seemingly perfect connections.
Exploring the intricate relationship between love and grief, this novel weaves together themes of beginnings and endings. The narrative, crafted by a renowned author, delves into the emotional landscapes of its characters as they navigate their intertwined experiences. With a blend of poignant storytelling and rich character development, the book invites readers to reflect on the complexities of human connections and the impact of loss.
