Painting Caitlyn

Kimberly Joy Peters

Lobster Pr

Like many teen girls, Caitlyn is having a tough time. She feels ignored by her mother and step-father who are obsessed with having a baby, her best friend is always blowing her off for a boyfriend, and she's struggling in art, her favorite subject. Caitlyn is completely depressed, when Tyler enters her life, and seems to make her problems disappear. Older, gorgeous, and totally into Caitlyn, he makes Caitlyn feel important, needed, and special. But just as things get serious, Caitlyn discovers Tyler’s jealous side. Once she realizes her "perfect" boyfriend is as controlling as he is caring, she is faced with a choice: she can either let this relationship define her, or find the courage to break away. This emotionally-charged story about teen dating and abusive relationships touches upon first love, sexual peer pressure, family dysfunction, and the need for young women to empower themselves.

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Lobster Press

It's the first day of eleventh grade and Ashley is already generating a whole semester's worth of gossip. To add to the stress, her mother has started cancer treatments and her best friend, Caitlyn, is going on a foreign exchange trip, leaving her to cope on her own. But Ashley, the consummate over-achiever, decides to face the school year head-on and tries out for the high school production of Camelot. Soon she finds herself in a fairy-tale setting with a new love interest ... and a dangerous addiction. 
In the sequel to Posing as Ashley will Ashley be able to keep everything together? Or is she destined to be trapped in a life that is definitely not Camelot? Kimberly Joy Peters' powerful debut novel, Painting Caitlyn, was selected for the IRA Young Adults' Choices list, named a YALSA Quick Pick and recognized by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. She is also the author of Posing as Ashley, which won the Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario Writer's Award.

Definitely Not Camelot

Teen & Young Adult

In the sequel to the acclaimed novel, Painting Caitlyn, it's the start of eleventh grade, and Caitlyn is ready to forget about the abusive relationship she was trapped in last year. Since breaking free of Tyler's grip, she can't help but put up a wall to protect herself so she doesn't get hurt that way again. When an opportunity to go on an exchange trip to Quebec arises, Caitlyn wonders if this is her chance for a fresh start. 
But soon after her departure, she realizes that the future is so full of uncertainties that old fears and insecurities start to creep back in, and she second-guesses herself at every turn. As she embarks on a new romance, a figure from her past tries to make amends. Can Caitlyn find it within herself to trust again? Kimberly Joy Peters' powerful debut novel, Painting Caitlyn, was selected for the IRA Young Adults' Choices list, named a YALSA Quick Pick and recognized by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. She is also the author of Posing as Ashley, which won the Elementary Teacher's Federation of Ontario Writer's Award.

Maybe Never, Maybe Now

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Painting Caitlyn

Painting Caitlyn

Definitely Not Camelot

Maybe Never, Maybe Now