“R. A. Nelson's debut novel has certainly caused quite a stir since its publication in September. With its salaciously taboo subject matter (a doomed love affair between teacher and student) and an unrelenting pace that keeps readers gripped until the very last word, TEACH ME approaches the line of what defines groundbreaking, controversial YA fiction --- and barrels right through it. With plenty of passion, intensity and reckless behavior throughout, this tornado of a book illuminates a number of haunting life questions and shocking answers that will gnaw away at readers' consciences long after the final page has been turned.” --TeenReads.com

“’Welcome to my head,’” begins Carolina “Nine” Livingston, and then, relentlessly, she pulls you in. Nine’s head is not an easy place to reside: by turns exhilarating and terrifying, poetic and scientific, it clamors with the rapid-fire stream-of-consciousness chaos of her senior year of high school. A straight-A loner, Nine has always lived by the rules, but she abandons herself to emotion when her crush on a charismatic teacher is reciprocated…Nelson’s vivid, hypnotic prose never falters.” --Horn Book Newcomers Pick

"I never thought I would become so emotionally involved in a book about a student's affair with her teacher. Highly recommended to teens wanting something more from their books than just pretty pink covers." --Booksense

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