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Janet Gurtler

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Canada

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http://www.emanbooks.com

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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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A Rita Award Finalist, Janet Gurtler's young adult books have been chosen for the JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION and as BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS from the Canadian Children’s Book Center. Janet lives in Okotoks Alberta, Canada with her husband, son, a chubby black Chihuahua named Bruce and a blonde golden retriever named Betty White.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 13,925 ratings · 1,998 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	I'm Not Her 3.96 avg rating — 4,455 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 3.76 avg rating — 2,542 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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 — 1,639 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Who I Kissed 3.84 avg rating — 1,351 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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 3.83 avg rating — 1,457 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
	How I Lost You 3.70 avg rating — 1,154 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	You Too?: 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories 4.34 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Playing For Keeps 3.70 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2009	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) 4.17 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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) 4.13 avg rating — 16 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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Series by Janet Gurtler

Mermaid Kingdom (2 books)
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Janet Gurtler (Goodreads Author),

Katie Wood (Illustrator)

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Quotes by Janet Gurtler

“... 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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Polls

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

35 votes, 24.1%

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

35 votes, 24.1%

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

34 votes, 23.4%

Contemporary

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

23 votes, 15.9%

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

18 votes, 12.4%

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