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Janet Gurtler

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Canada

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Young Adult, Children's, Nonfiction

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Sarah Dessen, S.E. Hinton, Judy Blume ...more

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Janet Gurtler is a RITA Award finalist and the author of several acclaimed young adult novels.

Janet writes emotionally raw and layered stories about heartbreak, identity, forgiveness, and the complicated relationships that shape us. Her books are for readers who want to feel deeply seen, emotionally validated, and a little less alone.

Janet’s novels have been selected for the Junior Library Guild and named Best Books for Teens by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Booklist called her work “just right for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jodi Picoult,” while RT Book Reviews praised her writing as “reminiscent of Judy Blume.”

In addition to writing fiction, Janet edited the anthology You Too, has worked as a freelance writer, and has a successful car ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 14,891 ratings · 2,051 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	I'm Not Her 3.95 avg rating — 4,598 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	#16thingsithoughtweretrue 3.75 avg rating — 2,610 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Truth About Us 3.82 avg rating — 1,646 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If I Tell 3.66 avg rating — 1,687 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who I Kissed 3.84 avg rating — 1,397 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How I Lost You 3.70 avg rating — 1,175 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Too?: 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories 4.37 avg rating — 668 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing For Keeps 3.75 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets Beneath the Sea (Mermaid Kingdom, #1 - 3) 4.26 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shyanna's Song by Janet Gurtler (Goodreads Author), Katie Wood (Illustrations) 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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You NEED to read YOU TOO. How do I find you?

Today I went to a bookstore and found YOU TOO on the shelf!
It's gratifying but I also felt kind of conflicted about it to be honest. YOU TOO is shelved in the Young Adult section, and while this is the intended audience, I really feel like it's kind of in the wrong spot. Or that it should also be shelved in other categories. Or that maybe the book needs some kind of explanation so that teens Read more of this blog post »

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Mermaid Kingdom (4 books)
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“... We're just different."
"Yeah," I say. "I'm mute and you have verbal diarrhea.”
― Janet Gurtler, I'm Not Her

tags: personalities, sisters

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“I may not be happy with you right now, but I still love you.”
― Janet Gurtler, How I Lost You

tags: best-friend, best-friends, friend, friends, friendship

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“Just like that, he's gone. Things can change so quickly. One second you're in the present, the next you're remembering the past.”
― Janet Gurtler, Who I Kissed

tags: nostalgic

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Which genre would you like to read for the October Book of the Month?

Historical Fiction

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

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Mystery

Lies She Told by Cate Holahan

Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore

Traces of Guilt (Evie Blackwell Cold Case #1) by Dee Henderson

Traces of Guilt by Dee Henderson

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Fantasy

Shadow Rider (Shadow, #1) by Christine Feehan

Shadow Rider by Christine Feehan

Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2) by Kerri Maniscalco

Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

31 votes, 22.6%

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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

The Touch of Honey (The Honey Saga Book 1) by J. L. Brandenburg

The Touch of Honey by J. L. Brandenburg

Flawed by Kate Avelynn

21 votes, 15.3%

Romance

If I Tell by Janet Gurtler

Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata

Ten Tiny Breaths (Ten Tiny Breaths, #1) by K.A. Tucker

Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker

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