Love Me, Love Me Not

Published by Penguin 1993; Puffin 1994

Crushes, love at first sight, friendship that may become something more all these ideas are explored in this collection of nine stories. There are ten individuals, all students in year 8, whose stories are woven together to create something more than a simple collection. From loving self to loving another person, all are struggling with growing emotions.

Awards

Children's Book Council of Australia: Older Readers Category: Shortlisted

Review

'Libby Gleeson's insight and her respect for young people's lives and emotions make Love Me, Love Me Not a particularly intense and involving journey into and out of childhood.' Agnes Nieuwenhuizen