Romiette and Julio (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689821806)

Do you feel the soul of another calling to
you? Do you know in your heart that your
destiny and his wore meant to merge In
the cosmos? We can help you find him.

When Romiette Cappelle and her best friend, Destiny, decide to order The Scientific Soul Mate System from the back of Heavy Hunks magazine, they're not sure what they're getting into. But Destiny, a self-proclaimed psychic, assures Romi that for $44.99 plus shipping and handling, it's the only way they're ever going to find out who their soul mates really are. If nothing else, maybe Romi will get some insight into that recurring dream she's been having about fire and water.
But they never expect that the scented candle and tube of dream ointment will live up to their promises and merge Romiette's destiny with that of Julio Montague, a boy she's just met in the cosmos of an Internet chat room. It turns out they go to the same high school, not to mention having almost the same names as Shakespeare's famous lovers Sweet-scented dreams of Julio have almost overtaken Romi's nightmares...
...when suddenly they return, but this time in real life. It seems the Devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of Romiette and Julio. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purple-clad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of Romiette's dream merge in ways more terrifying -- and ultimately more affirming -- than even Destiny could have foreseen.

Author: Sharon M. Draper
ISBN-10: 0689821808
ISBN-13: 9780689821806
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1999
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.79w x 0.92d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 32450 / Romiette and Julio

Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/1999 pg. 1132
School Library Journal 09/01/1999 pg. 222
Booklist 09/15/1999 pg. 247
New York Times 12/19/1999 pg. 31
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 93 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 93 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Sharon M. Draper is a three-time New York Times bestselling author and a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years, and Blended has also been a New York Times bestseller. She lives in Florida, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.