Over the break, they kiss for the first time and Annie tells Liza that she thinks she might be gay. Liza’s suspension runs into Thanksgiving break, giving her and Annie plenty of time off of school together. Liza defends the student and finds herself on the wrong side of the administration. To help the school, one student decides to start piercing students’ ears in the school basement in order to raise money. The school is at risk of having to close its doors. Trouble strikes when Foster Academy struggles financially. Before long, their friendship morphs into a romantic relationship that they can’t deny. Annie wants to become a professional singer after studying at the University of California, Berkeley.Įven though they come from different places, and they plan on going away to school on different coasts, Liza and Annie are drawn to one another. She dreams of being accepted at MIT, where she hopes to study architecture. At Foster Academy, Liza is not only a star student, but also the student body president.

Despite the fact that they come from different socioeconomic situations, they form a bond and become close friends almost right away. Liza and Annie meet at the Met, or the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Italy. In contrast, Annie lives uptown with her parents and grandmother, and they’re not wealthy.

Liza lives with her parents and her younger brother. She’s a student at the private school, Foster Academy, and lives in Brooklyn Heights, a wealthy neighborhood. Liza is the protagonist of the story, as well as the narrator. Written for the young adult reader, this romance was unique when it was published because of the central lesbian relationship. When the book opens, they’re both seventeen years old and living in New York City. The book is mainly about two characters-Annie and Liza-and their relationship. Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden was written in 1982.

Hear Us Out! by Nancy Garden