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It Sounded Better in My Head

Written by: Nina Kenwood
Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
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Publisher's Summary

From debut author Nina Kenwood comes a tender and funny audiobook about first love and its confusions, and all of the awkwardness of teen romance.

When her parents announce their impending divorce, Natalie can't understand why no one is fighting, or at least mildly upset. Then Zach and Lucy, her two best friends, hook up, leaving her feeling slightly miffed and decidedly awkward. She'd always imagined she would end up with Zach one day - in the version of her life that played out like a TV show, with just the right amount of banter, pining, and meaningful looks. Now everything has changed, and nothing is quite making sense. Until an unexpected romance comes along and shakes things up even further.

It Sounded Better in My Head is a compulsively listenable love letter to teenage romance in all of its awkward glory, perfect for fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Emergency Contact.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

"With candor and affection, It Sounded Better in My Head captures a teenager navigating the final moments of one stage of life and the first moments of the next." (BookPage)

©2020 Nina Kenwood (P)2020 Macmillan Audio
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What the critics say

"I am all-caps OBSESSED with this achingly insightful, utterly charming, beautiful heart-punch of a book. Instant favorite." (Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda)

"I love, love, loved it." (Melina Marchetta, author of Jellicoe Road)

"Nina Kenwood has created nuanced and authentic characters, each caught up in their trajectory toward adulthood...a gorgeous and funny coming-of-age novel that perfectly captures the awkward, liminal nature of adolescence." (Books + Publishing starred review)

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My 12 year old daughter and I listened to this book and loved it. The narrator was fantastic and the story was very good!

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