Half life of Planets

Lianna is an aspiring planetary scientist...and also a kissing expert. She's got a lot of experience. Maybe too much.  So this summer she decides to conduct an experiment: She's going to give up the kissing part.  It shouldn't be too hard for her--after all, none of her kissing partners so far have been worth the lip time. That is, until Hank comes along.

Hank has never been kissed.  He's smart and funny--sometimes without intending to be--and a little socially challenged. Hank's got Asperger's syndrome. This means he knows nearly every track that Kirsty Maccoll has ever appeared on, but not when to shut up about it. Despite his loquatiousness, he also doesn't know when to say the things he should. Things like, I don't have a father. I want to hold your hand, I want to kiss you.

It would appear that Hank and Liana are in for an interesting summer--if the planets align correctly.

Lianna is an aspiring planetary scientist and also a kissing addict. This summer, though, she plans to spend every kiss-worthy hour in the lab, studying stars.

Hank has never been kissed. He's smart and funny and very socially awkward, because he's got Asperger's syndrome. Hank's plan for the summer is to work at a music store and save enough to buy his beloved Fender Jazzmaster. What neither Liana nor Hank plan for is their fateful meeting...in the women's bathroom at the hospital. But their star-crossed encounter could be the very best kind.

Two veteran YA authors tell, from alternating perspecitives, the story of two kids who discover that the best parts of people can't be summed up easily.

Two veteran YA authors tell, in alternating chapters, a story of a quirky romance between a rock-n-roll freak and a girl who can't stop kissing.