RULES FOR HEARTS In this sequel to EMPRESS OF THE WORLD, Battle Hall Davies is sure of some things: she’s going to Reed; she loves girls; and her older brother, Nick, is cooler than she could ever be. Nick ran away when Battle was in high school, and four years later, he’s tracked her down. Now she’s spending her summer before college in “Forest House,” the co-op where he lives in Portland. Battle is quickly swept into Forest House’s community Shakespeare production, its all-night card games, and the arms of her new roommate, Meryl. It turns out that Nick isn’t who Battle thought he was—and Battle’s not who she thought she was, either. Rights Information Publisher: Viking Juvenile, Hardcover (April 5, 2007) Territory: World Rights Available: Film/TV Reviews: "Ryan does a wonderful job of portraying a group of creative young people with limited finances, fluid sexuality, and complicated relationships. This novel celebrates the process of becoming an adult without providing any easy answers." –School Library Journal "Ryan memorably captures an older teen’s tumultuous first summer of independence...the artsy, ensemble cast is memorable, and both gay and straight relationships are described with refreshing honesty." – Booklist "[Battle’s] journey of maturation has a blend of authenticity and appealing glamour that will continue to make readers believe they could be in her place and wish that they were." – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blurbs: Purchase at Amazon.com

RULES FOR HEARTS

In this sequel to EMPRESS OF THE WORLD, Battle Hall Davies is sure of some things: she’s going to Reed; she loves girls; and her older brother, Nick, is cooler than she could ever be. Nick ran away when Battle was in high school, and four years later, he’s tracked her down. Now she’s spending her summer before college in “Forest House,” the co-op where he lives in Portland. Battle is quickly swept into Forest House’s community Shakespeare production, its all-night card games, and the arms of her new roommate, Meryl. It turns out that Nick isn’t who Battle thought he was—and Battle’s not who she thought she was, either.

Rights Information

Publisher: Viking Juvenile, Hardcover (April 5, 2007)

Territory: World

Rights Available: Film/TV

Reviews:
"Ryan does a wonderful job of portraying a group of creative young people with limited finances, fluid sexuality, and complicated relationships. This novel celebrates the process of becoming an adult without providing any easy answers." –School Library Journal

"Ryan memorably captures an older teen’s tumultuous first summer of independence...the artsy, ensemble cast is memorable, and both gay and straight relationships are described with refreshing honesty." – Booklist

"[Battle’s] journey of maturation has a blend of authenticity and appealing glamour that will continue to make readers believe they could be in her place and wish that they were." – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Blurbs:

Purchase at Amazon.com