Thanks to all the booksellers, librarians, and educators who help books find their way into the hands and hearts of readers. Thank you, Little Shop of Stories, Labyrinth Books, Community Bookstore, McNally Jackson Books, Princeton Public Library, and Stonington Public Library for shepherding so many books into the hands and heart of this reader.
Betts and Jo’s friendship is, to me, the heart of this story. I am grateful to the friends, past and present, mentioned and unnamed, who have shaped who I am as a person and writer. Special acknowledgment is owed to Johanna Conterio Geisler, Andrew Garrison, Sulaiman Ijaz, Max Perelman, Abby Ranger (the original cupcake with thorns), Mike McCreless (who first called her that), Jessica Garrison, Rich Hinman, Margaret Meyers, Meg Blocker, Giles Lyon, Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Sophie Danis Oberfield, Sarah Gersick, Katherine Connor Martin, Rachel Pilling, Rebekah Sirois, Sanders Weirs-Haggerty, Joe Metmowlee Garland, Lainie Fefferman, Jascha Narveson, Floor Bear, Owen Lake, Stephanie Su, Ellen Willett, Ellen Lin, Sarah Dodge, April Rourk, and Fatima Petersen.
Much love to my Rissi, Mrose, and Snyder families, especially my parents, Mama and Ati, who have encouraged creative risks in every chapter; my brother, Jeremy, who is in my tallest tales; my husband, Jeff, the best plot twist; our dog, Arugula, who has good ideas; Nono, the best storyteller; and Nini, who knew there would be books.
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About the Author
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ANICA MROSE RISSI grew up on an island off the coast of Maine. After college, she moved to New York City, where she worked as a cheesemonger and a book editor. She now writes, fiddles in the electro-country band Owen Lake & the Tragic Loves, and walks with her dog, Arugula, near their home in Princeton, New Jersey. Anica is the author of several books for younger readers, and her essays have been published by The Writer and the New York Times. This is her YA debut. Visit her online at www.anicarissi.com.
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Always Forever Maybe
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ALWAYS FOREVER MAYBE. Copyright © 2018 by Anica Mrose Rissi. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Rissi, Anica Mrose, author.
Title: Always forever maybe / Anica Mrose Rissi.
Description: First edition. | New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of
HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] | Summary: High school senior Bee falls in love with Aiden, who seems perfect for her until his possessiveness leads to abuse.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017034536 | ISBN 9780062685285 (hardcover)
Subjects: | CYAC: Dating (Social customs)—Fiction. | High schools—Fiction.
| Schools—Fiction. | Best friends—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction. | Abused women—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.R5265 Aj 2018 | DDC [Fic]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017034536
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Digital Edition JUNE 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-268530-8
Print ISBN: 9780062685285
1819202122PC/LSCH10987654321
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