Take Me Home Tonight
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off meets Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist in this romp through the city that never sleeps from the New York Times bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone.
Two girls. One night. Zero phones.
Kat and Stevie—best friends, theater kids, polar opposites—have snuck away from the suburbs to spend a night in New York City. They have it all planned out. They’ll see a play, eat at the city’s hottest restaurant, and have the best. Night. Ever. What could go wrong?
Well. Kind of a lot?
They’re barely off the train before they’re dealing with destroyed phones, family drama, and unexpected Pomeranians. Over the next few hours, they’ll have to grapple with old flames, terrible theater, and unhelpful cab drivers. But there are also cute boys to kiss, parties to crash, dry cleaning to deliver (don’t ask), and the world’s best museum to explore.
Over the course of a wild night, both Kat and Stevie will get a wake-up call about their friendship, their choices…and finally discover what they really want for their future.
That is, assuming they can make it to Grand Central before the clock strikes midnight.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
On the day the cast list for the school play should be up, but isn't, Kat decides to ensure she's cast by persuading best friend Stevie to travel from their affluent Connect-icut suburb to New York City, where Kat secretly plans for them to see the play their drama teacher has written and directed. But the trip is plagued with disasters, including a lost cell phone, a huge fight, getting separated, and Stevie—a dog-phobe—being stuck with her stepsister's Pomeranian. The high school seniors, both white, detail their adventures and mishaps in alternating chapters that pick up steam as the book continues. Matson (Save the Date) interweaves romance, family relationships, secrets and growing self-knowledge, and even a missing masterpiece into the intricately plotted book. The adventures of another friend, who's stuck with Kat's hilariously deadpan babysitting charges, initially seem extraneous, but add a charming, harebrained quality to this jam-packed tale of a long night that brings two friends closer to each other and their true selves. Ages 12–up.
