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At a glance

Published
2001
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Young Adult

What My Mother Doesn't Know

Sonya Sones

Fifteen-year-old Sophie searches for real love while her parents' marriage falls apart.

  • YALSA Best Books for Young Adults 2002
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Themes

First loveFamilyComing of age

Mood

Feels funny, lighthearted.

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