Be My Love [Paperback]

One summer will change everything.

For as long as she can remember, Maisie has spent her summers on Kingfisher Island. She and her beloved cousin Una run wild, and Maisie feels the warm embrace of her big, extended family.

This summer Maisie needs that escape more than ever. But now everything on Kingfisher has changed: Una has returned from her mainland school a sophisticated young woman too mature for childish games, and even worse, she has an all-consuming infatuation with David Meyer, both an old friend and an older man. Soon Maisie finds herself playing second fiddle—jealous of Una and David’s closeness, and unsure of what those feelings mean.

When Maisie’s greatest attempt to maintain the special magic of her friendship with Una goes up in smoke, it seems as though all is lost. But with an enormous revelation, and a heartrending intervention, Maisie may finally discover the strength she needs to find the same peace that the island has brought her within herself.

“Compelling, moving and utterly believable. . . . This is the book I needed when I was twelve. I am so glad it is finally here for all the kids who need it now.” -Robin Stevenson, Stonewall Honor Award-winning author of Pride

“A beautifully written story of the pains and joys of friendship and family, and of the glorious courage it takes to be truthful.” -Deborah Ellis, internationally bestselling author of The Breadwinner

“Every new Kit Pearson novel is an event, and she moves into new territory of the heart with this delicately rendered coming-of-age story, so tender and true.” -Hadley Dyer, award-winning author of Here So Far Away and Johnny Kellock Died Today

“Compelling . . . Maisie’s internal struggles and inability to fully understand what is happening inside her, exacerbated by the unwillingness of adults to provide her with