When We First Met

by Norma Fox Mazer

First published 1982

Jenny thought she knew heartbreak when her sister Gail died in a drunk driving accident two years ago. Then she meets Rob Montana. Their connection feels electric and real. They talk for hours about everything that matters. Jenny believes she has found the love of her life. Rob feels the same way about her. But their perfect romance shatters when they uncover a devastating connection. Rob's mother was behind the wheel that night. She was the drunk driver who killed Gail. Jenny faces an impossible choice. She cannot imagine her future without Rob. Yet staying with him feels like a betrayal of her dead sister and her grieving family. Rob struggles with the same terrible knowledge. They both must decide whether their love can survive the weight of this tragedy.

Genres: fiction, drama, romance, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama

Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance

199 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Inc.

Content warnings: death

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