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Between Mom and Jo Hardcover – May 10, 2006

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Nick has a three-legged dog named Lucky, some pet fish, and two moms who think he's the greatest kid ever. And he happens to think he has the greatest Moms ever, but everything changes when his birth mom and her wife, Jo, start to have marital problems. Suddenly, Nick is in the middle, and instead of having two Moms to turn to for advice, he has no one.

Nick's emotional struggle to redefine his relationships with his parents will remind readers that a family's love can survive even the most difficult times.

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12 years and up
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240 pages
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English
Grade level

7 and up
Lexile measure

470L
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5.88 x 1 x 8.5 inches
Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date

May 10, 2006
ISBN-10

0316739065
ISBN-13

978-0316739061
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Grade 7 Up-Nicholas Nathaniel Thomas Tyler has four first names and two mothers.As the only child in his class with gay parents, he endures the taunts and prejudices of classmates and adults over the years as best he can, drawing reassurance and strength from his parents. Challenges nearly overwhelm him, though, when their relationship ends; Jo moves out, and Nick, now a teenager, is left with Erin, his birth mother. Peters captures the voice of an adolescent sorting through the memories of his childhood in poignant prose that rings with truth. As Nick develops from a boy to a young man, he must address his own sexuality, his ties to his family, and his need to assert his individuality. This novel is a timely exploration of the struggles faced by same-sex couples and their children, and while the issues are significant, the story is never overwhelmed by them. Because Jo lacks biological or legal relationship to Nick, he can be cut off from her with no recourse, which makes his experience slightly different from that of other children of divorcing parents. This coming-of-age novel powerfully portrays the universal pain of a family breakup. It also portrays what is still a weird situation to many people (as reflected in the behavior of Nick's babysitter) as totally normal from one young man's point of view.-Beth Gallego, Los Angeles Public Library, North Hollywood
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Gr. 8-11. Fourteen-year-old Nick has two moms who couldn't be more different. His biological mother, Mom, is dependable and careful; Jo, Mom's partner, is irresponsible and impulsive. Nick tells their story in vignettes, including little things, such as the teasing he gets at school, as well as big things, such as Mom's cancer and Jo's alcoholism. Eventually these vignettes turn into a divorce story: Mom finds a new partner; Jo, who has no rights to Nick, struggles on her own; and Nick breaks down after Mom refuses to allow him to see Jo, with whom he wants to live. Nick's incapacitating depression and Mom's refusal to acknowledge it drag on far too long, turning into turgid melodrama. Yet Peters deftly depicts Nick's relationship with his moms and theirs with each other, and the story stays rooted in Nick's sensitive but limited perspective. A novel that will spark discussion. Krista Hutley
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition, First Printing (May 10, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316739065
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316739061
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 470L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.88 x 1 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,018,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #154 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about LGBTQ+ Issues
- #279 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Marriage & Divorce
- #1,630 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Prejudice & Racism

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For the last 20+ years, I've been writing books for young readers. My YA novel, Luna, the story of a transgender teen beginning her transition from male to female, was a National Book Award finalist and an American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults. (Thank you award committee members.) My other books about gender queer youth include Keeping You a Secret, Far from Xanadu (retitled, Pretend You Love Me), Between Mom and Jo, grl2grl: short fictions, Rage: A Love Story, She Loves You, She Loves You Not..., It's Our Prom (So Deal With It), and my newest book scheduled for 2014, The Double Life of Swanee Durbin. Also check out my book about bullycide, By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead.

I'm a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, PEN America, the Authors Guild, and the Colorado Authors' League. I live with my partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado. (We're celebrating our 38th anniversary this year.

More information about me and my books can be found on my Web site: www.JulieAnnePeters.com

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Lady Lunestria

Amazing. My parents never split up nor were they ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2015

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Amazing. My parents never split up nor were they same-sex, but my daughter IS the product of a split up and now lives with me and my wife (same-sex marriage). When she's old enough for the material, this will be the first book I give her. I loved how the relationships were depicted realistically and the main character's actions were also realistic and characteristic of depression and neglect. I have this book on Kindle and in hardcover and love it. I really hope my wife and I never split up, but if we do, I hope this book would help my daughter understand. I also hope it helps her understand more about why I split up with her daddy. We still love each other, just not in the same way, just like Erin and Jo in this book. Wonderful, realistic, and helpful.

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Swank IvyTop Contributor: Steven Universe (TV Show)

Layered, believable characters

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 22, 2014

Nick's story of having two moms and their family dynamic was very realistic in my opinion. I think it's great how Ms. Peters does such a great job not having saccharine stories or predictable endings but still makes you satisfied with her books, and how people do things that don't make sense just like in real life.

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A Parental Tug of War

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 23, 2013

Are you a fan of the LGBT books ? Ones that target the area of Gay fiction ? As I like reading books that are seen as Edgy content and out the box , I don't mind it as who am I too judge what an author wants to write about and I also on the other hand actually find books like this interesting to read. One of my favourite authors in this area is Julie Anne Peters as her books are real and you can sit back and imagine the situations and events unfolding before your eyes. All of her books have also had their covers redone and for those who have seen the TV Show "The Lying Game" - doesn't the main character Nicholas on the front cover look like Thayer from The Lying Game.
In Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters we are taken into the world of Nicholas and his two moms Erin and Jo. Erin was his birth mum and Jo -his other mum -the one he always felt a strong connection with. The story goes through his life up till the age of 14-15yrs when Jo and Erin decide to split up after being together for most of Nicholas's life. His mum has meet someone else and it's now Hello Kerri, Goodbye Jo. Now Nicholas is torn between a decision that could change his life as though he is ultimately Erin's son since Jo never adopted him - he wants to live with Jo.
What will happen when Nicholas is forced to choose between his Mom and Jo ? Can they work things out or will he be forced to wallow in misery ?
Find out all this and more in Julie Anne Peter's novel "Between Mom and Jo".

#This was a Library Book.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 16, 2006

BETWEEN MOM AND JO is the first book I've read by Julie Anne Peters, but it won't be my last. In fact, as soon as I finished this book, I went and read KEEPING YOU A SECRET and LUNA. And while we're on confessions, this is also the first book I've read dealing with GLBT issues, but again, it won't be the last. This book grabbed at my emotions, affecting me with every word so deeply that I finished it in only a matter of hours--and have been thinking about it ever since.

Nicholas Nathaniel Thomas Tyler has always only known one type of family life. He's the only child of mom Erin--and mom Jo. His earliest memories revolve around one or the other of his mothers, but it's usually Jo who is prominent, making him forget about the need for stitches at age three or tangling with the homophobic teacher he had in third grade. His mothers, of course, have their ups and downs like all parents do. Mom Erin complains about mom Jo's drinking and her inability to hold down a steady job; mom Jo can't stand mom Erin's stony silences when she's angry. For Nick, having two mothers is just the way life is. He's heard all the "queers" and "faggots" through the years, he's wondered about the father that donated sperm for his conception, and he's been haunted over whether having two lesbians for parents will make him gay.

Most of all, though, Nick has experienced love from two women who only want him to be happy. He has a three-legged dog named Lucky 2, a ton of fish that he takes care of religiously, and there's even a feral cat named Savage thrown into the mix to keep things interesting. Nick's life is pretty normal--or as normal as it can ever be--until the year he turns fourteen, and Jo moves out.

After a marriage, a child, lost jobs, meetings at AA, college courses, and a relationship that they'd always promised would remain whole, his mothers break up. Nick is suddenly thrust into turmoil, and his whole world falls apart. He's left with mom Erin, his biological mother, even though what he wants most in the world is to be allowed to live with mom Jo. Erin won't hear of it, however, even though she's the one with Kerri, her new girlfriend. She's the real parent, and Jo let trust get in the way of legally adopting Nick, so there's no out.

As Nick descends deeper into depression, as Erin becomes fanatical about not allowing her son to even to talk to Jo on the telephone, as Kerri moves into their home, something has to give.

BETWEEN MOM AND JO is heartfelt, genuine, and painfully honest. For anyone who has ever watched the breakup of a family, or for those with gay or lesbian parents, this is the book for you. I promise it will stay with you for quite awhile.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

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Emilly Mann

The writing style was different.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 16, 2013

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Reading 'Keeping You A Secret' made me want to get this book because I loved the way Julie Anne Peters wrote, and though 'Between Mom and Jo' was a good book with themes I was very interested in I found it hard to get into because I hate first-person-present-tense writing, so sad to say I probably won't look at it again.
Still, if the writing style doesn't bother you, you will probably love this book, because the story itself is brilliant. I'll still be buying this authors books, but I'll definitely be checking the 'look inside' feature first!

chris

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 7, 2016

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Great book.

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