Sixteen-year-old Tatum Elsea is bracing for the worst summer of her life. After being falsely accused of a crime, she’s stuck under stepmother-imposed house arrest and her BFF’s gone ghost. Tatum fills her newfound free time with community service by day and working at her covert graphic design business at night (which includes trading emails with a cute cello-playing client). When Tatum discovers she’s not the only one in the house keeping secrets, she finds she has the chance to make amends with her family and friends. Equipped with a new perspective, and assisted by her feisty step-abuela-slash-fairy-
Belén – Eva Longoria, especially when she has RBF Photo Content from The Beauty Insider
Tatum – Bailee Madison or Hailee Steinfeld Photo Content for Bailee Madison from PMC Deadline and Hailee Steinfeld from HERE
Blanche – Rita Moreno Photo Content from Here
Ashlyn – Peyton List Photo Content from The Famous People
Tilly – Isabela Moner Photo Content from HERE
Abby – Katherine Langford Photo Content from HERE
Ken – Anderson Cooper Photo Content from Turner
(Possible to put this one behind spoilers?)
Seamus – a younger Dudley O’Shaughnessey Photo Content from HERE
“You won’t be able to put this book down. This heartfelt read totally sucked me in. A (Prince) Charming read.” — Miranda Kenneally, author of Catching Jordan“Honest, fun,and entirely compelling, this is a story about how being in the wrong place at the wrong time can lead to a whole lot of right. Tatum is a character you’ll relate to, cheer for, and want to befriend.” — Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of Firsts
“Tatum’s complex and realistic relationships with her friends, family and the potential love interest will have you savoring every chapter while heavily anticipating the next. It Started With Goodbye is an adorable and clever contemporary that will enthrall you with its fairytale-esque charm.” — Ami Allen-Vath, author of Liars and Losers Like Us
“I loved this fun, contemporary take on the Cinderella tale that explores what it takes to be yourself while finding your place in life, love,and your family. June’s characters are vividly drawn, complex people that you’ll want to root for, and Tatum’s story will strike a chord for anyone who’s felt like they were misunderstood.” — Lisa Maxwell, author of Unhooked, Sweet Unrest and Gathering Deep
“A sweet and satisfying portrait of family, friendship, and discovering your own path. Tatum’s journey from fear and disappointment to honesty and freedom to be herself is one that will resonate with many readers.” — Ashley Herring Blake, author of Suffer Love
“A fresh, charming debut, brimming with friendship, family, and love.” — Marci Lyn Curtis, author of The One Thing
Christina June writes young adult contemporary fiction when she’s not writing college recommendation letters during her day job as a school counselor. She loves the little moments in life that help someone discover who they’re meant to become – whether it’s her students or her characters.
Christina is a voracious reader, loves to travel, eats too many cupcakes, and hopes to one day be bicoastal – the east coast of the US and the east coast of Scotland. She lives just outside Washington DC with her husband and daughter.
Her debut novel, IT STARTED WITH GOODBYE, will be published by Blink/HarperCollins on May 9, 2017.
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