Writer & Storyteller
I GAVE YOU MY HEART
Out April 6, 2027
Seren is completely, obsessively in love.
She’s devoted to Emery Aster, the popstar whose music provides the soundtrack to her life. Seren runs Emery’s largest updates account, she’s a vocal member of theAsteroid fandom, and she is dying to be chosen for an exclusive meet-and-greet with Emery.
But Seren is about to be yanked into the real world—if you can call the small town of Evergreen, WI the real world.
Sent to live with her father and stepmother for the summer, and forced to get a job in a year-round Christmas store, Seren has no choice but to take out her headphones and get offline.
Working alongside the slightly grinchy-Gideon and his sister Billie, Seren is slowly drawn into the town’s summer rhythm. And when Gideon and Billie invite Seren to hang out, she accepts—but mostly because tubing on the lake makes good content for videos set to Emery’s music.
But as the summer goes on—and her feelings for Gideon start to deepen—Seren starts to wonder if her loyalty to a popstar might be keeping her heart from someone who sees her for who she really is. And who wants to give her their heart in return.
Funny, joyful, and romantic, this is a feel-good read about finding the people who let you be your truest self.
Claire Forrest is a writer of young adult novels, picture books, and essays.
She is a graduate of Hamline University’s Masters in Writing for Children and Young Adults program. Her critical thesis focused on the importance of allowing disabled authors to tell their own authentic stories. Claire is represented by Patricia Nelson of Looking Glass Literary & Media.
When she’s not writing, Claire is looking for her next book to read and enjoys swimming, attending concerts, spending time with her family and friends, and befriending every dog she meets. She currently lives on the ancestral and contemporary lands of the Očeti Šakówin and Wahpekute in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
