Laila Piedra doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, and definitely doesn't sneak into the 21-and-over clubs on the Lower East Side. The only sort of risk Laila enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent. But three months before graduation, Laila's number one fan is replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who sees nothing at all special about Laila's writing.

A growing obsession with gaining Nazarenko's approval--and fixing her first-ever failing grade--leads to a series of unexpected adventures. Soon Laila is discovering the psychedelic highs and perilous lows of nightlife, and the beauty of temporary flings and ambiguity. But with her sanity and happiness on the line, Laila must figure out if enduring the unendurable really is the only way to greatness.

Author: Riley Redgate
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Amulet Books
Published: 06/12/2018
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781419728723
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511774 / Final Draft


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2018 pg. 49
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018 pg. 127
School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 93
BookPage 06/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 122 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Riley Redgate is a graduate of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Her first two novels, Noteworthy and Seven Ways We Lie, earned critical acclaim. She lives and writes in Chicago.