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All Alone with You

Amelia Diane Coombs

Ages: 14+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR/S & S

ISBN: 978-1-5344-9357-5

Keywords: bands, Lesbian relationship, friendship, loneliness, mental health, romance , college applications

High school senior Eloise reluctantly volunteers to help the elderly in order to beef up her college application and unexpectedly finds friendship—and possibly more—with fellow volunteer Austin and 73-year-old Marianne.