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Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler & Maira Kalman [Handler, Daniel & Kalman, Maira] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Why We Broke Up about?

I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened.Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.Don't miss the 2012 Printz Honor Award-winning title from Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman.Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best Books of the Month, January 2012: Min, precocious and equally obsessed with classic cinema and good coffee, broke up with Ed, a popular math-loving jock who secretly carries a protractor. Daniel Handler weaves this heartrending story of first love and other powerful firsts as Min reveals, item by item, what's in the box she's leaving on Ed's doorstep. As readers learn why these two unforgettable characters broke up, the significance of these simple love tokens, beautifully illustrated by Ma

Who reads Why We Broke Up?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Daniel Handler & Maira Kalman [Handler, Daniel & Kalman, Maira]
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780316194600
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Romance, Children'S
Rating
3.49 / 5 (102 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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