Sometimes, a girl just needs a change…

The last thing 16-year-old Emily wants is to pool hop and tan her way through another summer in Cherry Grove. Now that her best friend has a boyfriend, everything feels…different in a way Emily doesn’t quite understand. So when offered a spot at a prestigious art program in Philadelphia, Emily jumps at the chance to leave her hometown for a few hours a day.

But it takes more than a change of scenery and a new group of friends to discover yourself. As Emily bounces between a suburb where everyone tries to fit in and a city where everyone wants to be unique, she struggles to find her own identity. And while the rules may change, pressures remain the same. Friendships can be hard to navigate. Boys are both deeply mysterious and utterly predictable. And the line between right and wrong is always a little blurry.

In SAME DIFFERENCE, acclaimed author Siobhan Vivian paints a realistic and detailed picture of what it’s like to be a teenager --- including the joy, thrill and heartache we all experience when we’re figuring out who we really are.

SAME DIFFERENCE © Copyright 2011 by Siobhan Vivian. Reprinted with permission by Push, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved.