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Katie Cotugno

“If you actually do want to go change things, if you actually think you can, then shouldn’t you, like…go out there and change them?” — You Say It First

Katie Cotugno is the author of more than a dozen books for readers of all ages. She is also the co-author, with Candace Bushnell, of Rules for Being a Girl. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, and the Kentucky Association of School Librarians, among others, and translated into more than fifteen languages. Katie is a Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in The Iowa Review, The Mississippi Review, and Argestes, as well as many other literary magazines. She studied Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College and received her MFA in Fiction at Lesley University. She lives in Boston with her family.

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A teenage boy and girl leaning up against a wall while on their phones.

You Say It First

Katie Cotugno
Age Level:
YA
Genre:
Romance
Published:
2021

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