Two-Way Street (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Courtney McSweeney: The main female character, and Jordan's ex-girlfriend at the time that this book takes place. She is struggling to get over Jordan for breaking up with her. It's obvious she's still in love with him, however Courtney wants to prove to him she can survive without him...or pretend to anyways.
• Jordan Richman: The main male character, and Courtney's ex-boyfriend at the time that this book takes place. After braking up with Courtney, he explained he was dumping her for a girl he met on myspace. Before they started dating, Jordan typically went for the cheerleader type of girl...an easy land but not girlfriend material.
• B. J. Cartwright: Best friend of Jordan Richman
• Jocelyn: Courtney's best friend
• Lloyd: One of Courtney's friends, that she's had a crush on for a few years before her and Jordan started talking.
• Frank Brewster: Courtney's dad
• Adam Richman: Jordan Richman's brother. Goes to Middleton.
• Madison Allesio: Random girl, classmate of Jordan, BJ, Jocelyn, Courtney and Lloyd. She is a cheerleader. She's also the girl Jordan intends to leave with after the party until she gets jealous of Courtney for flirting with Jordan and leaves without him.
• Ricardo: Jordan's roomate at BU.

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• “Actually, if you need a book like that to tell you he's just not that into you, you're probably not the type that's going to actually be able to let go.”

  Jocelyn

• “No matter how much you tell yourself you're over someone, your heart knows the truth.”

  Courtney

• “You must remember that things are not always completely black and white.”

  Jocelyn

• “Don't turn your back on things just because you're hurting.”

  Jocelyn

• “We've reached her locker now, and she starts to turn the combination dial. She's bitting her lip as she does it, and I suddenly have the urge to bite it for her. Her lip. Not her locker. God, I'm losing it.”

  Jordan

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• I can’t stop looking at his shirts. Or touching them. I’m, like, stroking his shirts right now. Over and over, like some sort of shirt pervert.

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• He looks at me then, and we’re kissing and his hands are on my body. We fall onto his bed, and he pulls away for a second to look at me. “I love you, Court,” he says. “I love you, too.”

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• North Carolina
• Miami
• Boston
• Middleton

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1. Lauren Barnholdt (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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Contains profanity and sexual situations

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• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance