Liza Winthrop is struggling to finish anything. She cannot finish her class project or the letter for Annie Kenyon that she has been writing for a while. Liza met Annie one rainy day at the art museum. The two became fast friends but neither knew where their relationship would lead. Over Thanksgiving break Annie confides in Liza that she thinks she may gay. Liza had never considered such a lifestyle but after sharing a kiss with Annie she knows she has met her soul mate. The next year is a whirlwind of ups and downs as the two struggle with acceptance of each other and from others. Though they eventually go to separate universities when the opportunity to reconnect Liza and Annie know that it is really love.
Literary guru Ted Hipple said for a book to be good the plot couldn't be predictable and for there to be a unique twist on a familiar story. The theme of Annie on my mind is not new. The idea of teen romance is not new, but through Liza's narration and inner thoughts the reader is given a front row seat to the events that had unfolded. Rather than simply tell what happened we hear her thoughts and feelings and switch between the past and the hear and now. The inclusion of the homosexual relationship is another way Nancy Garden gave a fresh twist on an old tale.
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