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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?