Liz Czukas

Top Five Things That Are Ruining Chloe's Day 5) Working the 6:30 a.m. shift at GoodFoods Market 4) Crashing a cart into a customer's car right in front of her snarky coworker Sammi 3) Trying to rock the "drowned rat" look after being caught in a snowstorm 2) Making zero progress with her crush, Tyson (see #3) 1) Being accused—along with her fellow teenage employees— of stealing upwards of $10,000 Chloe would rather be anywhere than locked in work jail (aka the break room) with five of her coworkers . . . even if one of them is Tyson. But if they can band together to clear their names, what looks like a total disaster might just make Chloe's list of Top Ten Best Moments.

Top Ten Clues You're Clueless

Sixteen Candles meets Sliding Doors in this hilariously charming and irreverent YA debut. Fans of realistic teen fiction like Lauren Barnholdt's Two-Way Street and Sarah Mlynowski's Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have) will love Ask Again Later's pitch-perfect tale of prom night drama—with a twist. Heart LaCoeur has zero interest in a messy high-school romance, no matter what her name suggests. That's why she's decided to avoid prom angst by going with a group of single friends. And that's why, when two surprise prom invites derail her brilliant plan, Heart takes the only foolproof, drama-free solution: a coin flip—that somehow gives her the chance to live out both prom nights. Heads or tails, where they both end up might be the most surprising thing of all. . . .

Ask Again Later

She has two weeks to get it all back. Mariska Bokori never thought she'd spend her last two weeks of summer planning a fake prom, almost getting arrested in her pajamas, or falling for a guy with such an awful haircut. But that was before her stepfather accidentally threw away all her high school mementos. Now, armed with only her trusty camera and a deep-seated fear of leaving for college, Mariska is determined to recreate some of her favorite moments before her friends are scattered to the four corners of higher education. There's no time to lose, and there's certainly no time to be almost kissing Caine Fitzgibbon at every turn. They're just friends. And he thinks her plan is "unnecessary." But what does he know? He's about as sentimental as a park bench. Except, somehow, he's always there. And it turns out he might just know a thing or two about losing your past, if Mariska is willing to listen. keywords: romantic comedy young adult teen coming of age contemporary YA friends friendship BFF college university high school graduation summer after senior year humor road trip adventures hijinks yearbook photography darkroom pictures memories mementos scrapbook sentimental stepfather stepfamily single mom birth father biological parent mother-daughter family dynamics changes growing up moving away long-distance

Throwing My Life Away

She’s the girl next door, my best friend, and all I want. If only I could figure out how to tell her. Ever since my dad took a job in Washington D.C., I’m used to picking up the slack around the house. Between school, taking care of my four sisters, and diving practice, I’m a master at handling whatever life throws at me. Except when it comes to the girl next door. Gwen has been my best friend ever since kindergarten. She’s the jelly to my peanut butter, the frosting to my cake. She’s there for me like no one else. The keeper of my secrets. Except there’s one secret I can’t figure out how to share—I’m hopelessly in love with her. And secrets have a nasty way of multiplying. Just when I need my best friend the most, another guy asks me for advice on how to win Gwen’s heart. How much can one person really handle?

Ever

Ever She’s the girl next door, my best friend, and all I want. If only I could figure out how to tell her. Ever since my dad took a job in Washington D.C., I’m used to picking up the slack around the house. Between school, taking care of my four sisters, and diving practice, I’m a master at handling whatever life throws at me. Except when it comes to the girl next door. Gwen has been my best friend ever since kindergarten. She’s the jelly to my peanut butter, the frosting to my cake. She’s there for me like no one else. The keeper of my secrets. Except there’s one secret I can’t figure out how to share—I’m hopelessly in love with her. And secrets have a nasty way of multiplying. Just when I need my best friend the most, another guy asks me for advice on how to win Gwen’s heart. How much can one person really handle? After I had my happily ever, but what actually happens after? Falling in love with my best friend was pretty much the best idea I ever had. Being with Sam makes everything better. Now all we have to do is get into the same college, and the future will be brighter than the sun. Then everything went supernova. A missed period and a positive pregnancy test. Suddenly the clock is ticking on the future. Every possible decision feels wrong. All I want is a way out. For someone—anyone—to take this choice away from me. But when fate takes choice out of the equation, I feel like I’ve been shredded in pieces. I don’t know what to feel, or who to turn to. The only person who might understand is Sam. But I’ve never felt further away from the person I love the most. How do you rebuild when you find yourself standing in ruins?

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