The Year of the Beasts

by Cecil Castellucci

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Castellucci, Cecil 1969–

  The year of the beasts / Cecil Castellucci ; illustrated by Nate Powell. — 1st ed.

  p. cm.

  Summary: Fifteen-year-old Tessa tries to be happy when her crush, Charlie, falls for her younger sister, Lulu, and it becomes easier after she begins a secret relationship with Jasper, a social outcast who lives next door to Tessa’s best friend. Alternate chapters are in graphic novel form.

  ISBN 978-1-59643-686-2

  [1. Dating (Social customs)—Fiction. 2. Sisters—Fiction. 3. Secrets—Fiction. 4. Best friends—Fiction. 5. Friendship—Fiction.] I. Powell, Nate, ill. II. Title.

  PZ7.C26865Ye 2012

  [Fic]—dc23

  2011031727

  eISBN 9781596438255

  First edition 2012