Call It What You Want
Ebook
Overview
New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer pens a new emotionally compelling story about two teens struggling in the space between right and wrong.
When his dad is caught embezzling funds from half the town, Rob goes from popular lacrosse player to social pariah. Even worse, his father’s failed suicide attempt leaves Rob and his mother responsible for his care.
Everyone thinks of Maegan as a typical overachiever, but she has a secret of her own after the pressure got to her last year. And when her sister comes home from college pregnant, keeping it from her parents might be more than she can handle.
When Rob and Maegan are paired together for a calculus project, they’re both reluctant to let anyone through the walls they’ve built. But when Maegan learns of Rob’s plan to fix the damage caused by his father, it could ruin more than their fragile new friendship . . .
In her compulsively readable storytelling, Brigid Kemmerer pens another captivating, heartfelt novel that asks the question: Is it okay to do something wrong for the right reasons?
A new heart-wrenching contemporary romance from house author: Brigid has once again created characters that readers will care about while balancing swoon-worthy romance and issue-driven angst.
Compelling, angst-filled contemporary YA: Her writing is compulsively readable and perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon.
Dual POVs that resonate with readers: Brigid is a master at writing both male and female perspectives, as seen in Letters to the Lost and More Than We Can Tell--although this story is unrelated to either. We’ve even seen some gorgeous fan art for the characters in Letters since it published in Winter 2017.
Growing buzz for Brigid and plans for growth: We’ve sold over a dozen languages for Letters to the Lost, and the massive auction for Brigid’s fantasy, A Curse So Dark and Lonely (out in Winter 2019), created even more buzz. We have lots of promotional plans that will set Brigid up for success as we look forward to a robust publishing plan.
True house author: We are the home for Brigid’s fantasy and contemporary, and she has the potential to break out in a really big way.
Gripping, heartfelt, and layered.
A heartfelt read.
Kemmerer has a knack for combining serious family drama with swoony romance.
Readers looking for a different sort of coming-of-age story or teen protagonists grappling with complex situations will fall in love with this romance-tinged novel.
A must-have for any YA collection. Give to teens who enjoyed A Boy Called It by Dave Pelzer or The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
Family dysfunction, anxiety, and PTSD from long-term abuse are all believably conveyed. . . A timely, suspenseful, well-written page-turner with compelling main characters.
Readers will find it easy to fall into Rev and Emma’s lives as romance hovers between them and they confront the violence of their past and present.
The characters are well developed and . . . anticipation and curiosity build throughout.
This book is going to fly off the shelves to all teens, but it will hold special interest for those looking for a tear-jerking romance and serious readers of realistic fiction.
A great concept, delivered in a compulsively readable package . . . romance readers will stay up late to finish this very satisfying and heartfelt read.
Explores the ideas of carving identity out of pain and the way perception colors expectations.
Readers will find themselves rooting for the real Declan to win Juliet’s heart the same way his online persona did. Consider this tale of modern star-crossed love as a first purchase for YA collections.
- Title: Call It What You Want
- Author: Brigid Kemmerer
- Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 304
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781681198118, 9781681198125, 1681198126, 1681198118
- Resource ID: LLS:9781681198118
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T15:35:18Z
Brigid Kemmerer is the author of the New York Times bestseller Defy the Night and the New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series, which includes A Curse So Dark and Lonely, A Heart So Fierce and Broken, and A Vow So Bold and Deadly. She has also written the contemporary young adult romances Call It What You Want, More Than We Can Tell, and Letters to the Lost, as well as paranormal young adult stories, including the Elemental series and Thicker Than Water. A full-time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her family.
www.brigidkemmerer.com
@BrigidKemmerer