{"product_id":"the-things-we-swore-wed-never-do-jillian-dodd-paperback","title":"The Things We Swore We'd Never Do -- Jillian Dodd, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet against long Texas summers filled with pinky promises and the bittersweet magic of growing up, \u003cem\u003eThe Things We Swore We'd Never Do\u003c\/em\u003e, a new story from Jillian Dodd, is about losing your person and learning how to live a little louder in the silence they leave behind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up one broken rule at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt started with a list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe things we swore we'd never do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiss boys. Lie to our parents. Wear push-up bras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were nine years old and certain of everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcKenna Moore was everything I wasn't--fearless, opinionated, and always one step ahead. I was the quiet one, never needing to be the center of anything. But standing next to her always made me feel braver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe spent summers at the lake, made pinky promises in the dark, and bottled our girlhood like fireflies in a jar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe thought we had forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut growing up has a way of breaking things wide open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf shattering the pieces you thought would always fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow the list is back--and her older brother, Callum, the boy who faded from our world as we grew up, wants me to finish it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants me to break every rule we swore we never would.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery crossed-out line, every broken rule, feels like a step toward something I'm not sure I'm ready for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut maybe becoming who you are means letting go of who you thought you'd always be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jillian Dodd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloom Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464295454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 13-18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026","brand":"Jillian Dodd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68255678267620,"sku":"9781464295454","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781464295454.jpg?v=1794469944","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-things-we-swore-wed-never-do-jillian-dodd-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}