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Althea & Oliver

by Cristina Moracho

Ages: 14+

Published: 2014

Publisher: Viking/Penguin

ISBN: 978-0-670-78539-1

Keywords: Kleine Levin Syndrome

High school juniors Althea and Oliver have been best friends since they were six, but Althea's feelings for Oliver are changing into something more. Will their friendship survive?