{"product_id":"ive-got-my-love-to-keep-me-warm","title":"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of the Year Selection\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSwooon \u003c\/i\u003e11 Best Holiday Romance Books of the Year Selection\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eScreen Rant \u003c\/i\u003eThe 16 Best Christmas Books (By Trope) Releasing In 2025 To Read This Holiday Season Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Alternating between Lyric's prose chapters and Juniper's verse ones, the story moves at a steady, slow-burn pace that effectively keeps the pages turning. Lockington carefully and sensitively explores themes of dealing with anger, grief, and fear of abandonment. An emotional, engaging story of love and growth.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Award-winning Lockington is back with this YA romance told in hybrid prose and verse, both of which sing with grace and power. In addition to the girls' chemistry, a stand-out feature of the story is the strong side character relationships, from Lyric's grandma to Juniper's moms. Lyric's passion for makeup and beauty as a means to escape poverty is beautifully rendered, while Juniper's love of nature and insecurity about the future will resonate with teen readers.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Via Juniper and Lyric's alternating POVs--respectively rendered in poetic verse and intimate prose--Lockington crafts a heartwarming love story enriched by the characters' well-rounded emotional depth.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lockington delivers a cozy winter romance that's both heartwarming and emotionally layered . . . A great sapphic romance for readers who enjoy a good will-they-won't-they with depth and festive charm.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSparks fly and lines blur when Lyric and Juniper pose as fake girlfriends on social media to earn money from beauty sponsorships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMariama J. Lockington\u003c\/b\u003e is an adoptee, author, and educator. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore shortalls and flower leggings every day to school. Mariama's middle grade debut, \n\u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, earned five starred reviews and was a \n\u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e Best Kids' Book of the Year. Her sophomore middle grade novel, \n\u003ci\u003eIn the Key of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, is a Stonewall Honor Book and was featured in the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her young adult debut, \n\u003ci\u003eForever Is Now\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Schneider Family Book Award. Mariama calls many places home but currently lives in Kentucky with her wife, her sausage dog Walter, and an abundance of plants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen snow falls, sparks fly in this irresistible queer romance from Schneider Family Book Award and Stonewall Honor winner Mariama J. Lockington--for fans of \u003ci\u003eShe Gets the Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand Jennifer Dugan. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHigh school senior Lyric has always found Christmas to be the hardest season. While other kids got presents and family time by the fire, she was in and out of foster care. An up-and-coming make-up influencer and aspiring cosmetology student who loves a bold lip, Lyric definitely isn't looking for romance--not when opening up to someone feels a lot like asking to get hurt. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas is Juniper's favorite time of year. At least, it was, until her moms' separation. They're back together now, and Juniper hopes they'll stay that way. Because if they're happy, that means Juniper can leave for her gap-year trip after graduation (the one she has yet to tell her parents about, and can't really afford without their help). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a chance meeting brings these two opposite personalities together, they should clash . . . only they don't. Instead Lyric strikes a deal with Juniper: pose as her fake girlfriend in a series of holiday-themed social media posts and they can split the money from her beauty sponsorships. But soon the lines between what's real and what's not start to blur. Could it be that sparks are flying both in front of the camera and behind it? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold from dual perspectives, one in prose and one in verse, \n\u003ci\u003eI've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm \u003c\/i\u003eis a cozy and modern love story from acclaimed author Mariama J. Lockington that's perfect for the winter holidays or all year round. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/28\/2025 (EAN 9780374388904, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780374388904, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9780374388904, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/01\/2025 pg. 85 (EAN 9780374388904, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLockington, Mariama J\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMariama J. Lockington\u003c\/b\u003e is an adoptee, author, and educator. She has been telling stories and making her own books since the second grade, when she wore shortalls and flower leggings every day to school. Mariama's middle grade debut, \n\u003ci\u003eFor Black Girls Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, earned five starred reviews and was a \n\u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e Best Kids' Book of the Year. Her sophomore middle grade novel, \n\u003ci\u003eIn the Key of Us\u003c\/i\u003e, is a Stonewall Honor Book and was featured in the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her young adult debut, \n\u003ci\u003eForever Is Now\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Schneider Family Book Award. 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