The Space Between You and Me - Paperback

by Julie True Kingsley (Author)

Gold Medal, 2025 IPPY Award for Best First Book / Juvenile & YAGold Medal, 2025 Moonbeam Award for Young Adult

That summer, I finally grew into myself. The problem? I grew too fast. And fruit that grows too fast often bursts in the sunshine.

For Clem, summers are for Maine--for wandering the blueberry barrens, helping her grandmother on the farm, and stargazing with her parents. But her grandmother is gone, she hasn't talked to her mom in months, and her dad is devoted to the family business. Now, all Clem wants to think about is a dance audition that could get her into Juilliard. She doesn't need another distraction. Then she meets Rico. He's nothing like the boys back home in LA or the boys in Maine, either. His secrets rival her own and as they grow closer, she must confront the hidden realities of places she thought she knew. In Julie True Kingsley's debut novel, Clem and Rico's worlds are threatening to tear them apart. Can they bridge the space between them before summer is just a memory?

Author Biography

Julie True Kingsley, is the co-founder of The Manuscript Academy, an online writing community that focuses on education on the road to publication, and co-hosts their official podcast. She has also taught everything from preschool to grad school.

A life-long Mainer, Julie enjoys all aspects of the state whether it be body surfing at Higgins Beach, noshing on BBQ in Monson, or zipping down the carriage trails in Acadia. She lives at Willard Beach in South Portland with her husband, Eric, and their rescue dog, Lulu. She is the mother of two adventurers, Jack and Rachel, who keep her on the edge of her seat as they learn to climb their own mountains.