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Katie Cotugno
Katie Cotugno is the author of the young adult novel Three Sides of a Heart. She writes compelling stories for teens.
99 days
Molly Barlow faces a challenging summer, spending 99 days with the boy whose heart she broke and his brother, the one she broke it for. This summer forces her to confront past choices and navigate complicated relationships. She must decide what she truly wants and who she wants to be.
This novel is the first entry in a duology, followed by the sequel 9 Days and 9 Nights, which continues the protagonist's journey.
The author structured the narrative as an homage to the films Dirty Dancing and Mystic Pizza, which influenced the setting and the protagonist's summer employment.
The author completed the first draft of the manuscript in exactly 99 days, mirroring the timeframe experienced by the main character.