Lola at Last
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Move over, Elizabeth Bennet. The most infamous Bennet sister is here to tell her story.
Join Lola Barnes, a.k.a. a modern Lydia Bennet, at the beginning of a summer gone truly wrong: where a boat party-turned-fiery-fiasco ends with the ship, Lola’s summer plans, and her reputation truly sunk.
(The boat was barely on fire, for the record—and all the partygoers were just fine.)
Luckily, this disaster of a summer has another thing in store for her: a path of self-discovery she never saw coming.
Given an ultimatum—jail time, or spending the summer with the nonprofit Hike Like a Girl—she laces up her hiking boots and takes to the wilderness. Along the way, she’ll encounter unexpected friends, a sweet romance, strength she didn’t know she had—and herself, Lola, at last.
This Pride and Prejudice–inspired tale, a companion to J. C. Peterson’s Being Mary Bennet, spins a modern Lydia Bennet’s life into a tumultuous and hilarious coming-of-age journey, complete with misadventures, misunderstandings, mayhem, and a romance worthy of Darcy and Elizabeth themselves.
One disastrous party. One summer in the wilderness. And one chance for Lola to finally find herself.
Forced Proximity: Lola’s not a fan of nature, and her new hiking companions aren’t exactly fans of her. Too bad they’re all stuck together for the entire summer.Found Family: She expected to hate everyone on the trail, but finds unexpected friendship—and maybe something more—when she’s forced to rely on others for the first time.Redemption Arc: After a boat party disaster sinks her reputation, Lola gets an ultimatum: spend the summer hiking or go to jail. It’s the last chance she has to turn her life around.YA Rom-Com: Full of hilarious misadventures and witty banter, this coming-of-age story is a must-read for anyone who loves a heroine who has to get a little lost to find her way.
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Upcoming high school senior Lola Barnes is forced to reckon with the consequences of a public scandal in this witty Pride and Prejudice–inspired jauntby Peterson (Being Mary Bennet). Californian Lola is a stereotypical party girl who's willing to do anything to keep herself in the spotlight. But when she accidentally sets fire to her brother-in-law Will's brand-new yacht, her quest for attention leaves her with limited choices. Lola must attend Will's sister's rigorous all-girl hiking boot camp, where Lola is expected to learn "self-reliance, confidence, and cooperation," or he'll press criminal charges for the incident. Though Lola despises hiking, she agrees to attend, and immediately butts heads with the other teens and their no-nonsense camp leader. Lola realizes she'll have to adjust her attitude to avoid expulsion from the program, but even as she reexamines her past behavior and self-destructive tendencies, she fears she'll never be able to truly change. The insight and self-reflection Lola gains into herself and her peers while learning to manage her impulsivity is worthwhile, and her gradual embracing of her natural surroundings, highlighted by evocative scenes of wilderness beauty, is artfully portrayed through a series of comical triumphs and missteps. Ages 13–up.
