For my Jonny

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Harrington, Jane.

My best friend, the Atlantic Ocean, and other great bodies standing between me and my life with Giulio / by Jane Harrington.

                  p. ; cm.

ISBN 978-1-58196-070-9

Ages 12 and up.—Sequel to: Four things my geeky-jock-of-a-best-friend must do in Europe.— Summary: As a class assignment, Delia keeps a journal and records her life and her fantasies about the Italian exchange student Giulio, who also happens to be Brady’s boyfriend. And, oh, by the way, Brady is Delia’s best friend.

1. Teenage girls—Juvenile fiction. 2. Best friends—Juvenile fiction. 3. High school students— Juvenile fiction. [1. Teenage girls—Fiction. 2. Best friends—Fiction. 3. High school students— Fiction.] I. Title. II. Author.

PZ7.H23815 My 2008

[Fic] dc22

OCLC: 174504758

Manufactured in the United States of America

7/1/11

eISBN: 978-0-7613-8597-4 (pdf)

eISBN: 978-1-4677-6788-0 (ePub)

eISBN: 978-1-4677-3216-1 (mobi)