Dreaming of Antigone

"Heartfelt and emotional." --Rebecca Phillips, author of Faking Perfect

"I can't ever be the blazing star that Iris was. I'm still just a cold, dark satellite orbiting a star that went super nova."

Andria's twin sister, Iris, had adoring friends, a cool boyfriend, a wicked car, and a shelf full of soccer trophies. She had everything, in fact--including a drug problem. Six months after Iris's death, Andria is trying to keep her grades, her friends, and her family from falling apart. But stargazing and books aren't enough to ward off her guilt that she--the freak with the scary illness and all-black wardrobe--is still here when Iris isn't. And then there's Alex Hammond. The boy Andria blames for Iris's death. The boy she's unwittingly started swapping lines of poetry and secrets with, even as she tries to keep hating him.

Heartwrenching, smart, and bold, Dreaming of Antigone is a story about the jagged pieces that lie beneath the surface of the most seemingly perfect life…and how they can fit together to make something wholly unexpected.

Perfect for fans of John Green and issue driven romantic YA!

“Bridges fuels the budding romance with snatches of famous poems that lend emotional depth to the forbidden love…Bridges’ narrative effectively shows there are no easy remedies to some of society’s most troubling ills.”– Kirkus Reviews

“A well-done story with believable characters, a nicely paced plot (including some twists), and a satisfying ending.” – School Library Journal

“Readers will immediately be immersed in this dark story….The character’s voices come through loud and clear…Bridges’ prose is so vivid, readers almost wonder what’s real and what isn’t.”– RT Book Reviews

“Dreaming of Antigone deals with several difficult topics – epilepsy, drug use, and molestation – and shows the effects each might have on a teenager…In the end, the book has a good message.” – VOYA

“Emotionally compelling…Refreshingly complex…Readers will be drawn into this complicated love story that explore grief in a very believable way.”– Booklist