Your Life, but Better
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Have you ever read a story and wondered what you would do in that situation? Would you run into the abandoned house after the killer? Or run screaming from the scene to analyze the whole thing with your friends? Would you be bold enough to flirt with your crush—even though he has a girlfriend? Or would you quietly back off, in hopes of meeting a better guy to crush on?
In Your Life, But Better, you don’t just read a story—you become the story. Take a quick personality quiz at the end of each chapter, and find out how you would act if you were confronted with the scene you just read. Are you star material? Or the queen of romance? What will you learn about yourself?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Velasquez, who has written books in the Maya and Miguel series, kicks off the Find Yourself Inside series with a girl-focused choose your own adventure-type story. Written in the second person, the story places readers in the role of a 12-year-old girl, who is at the mall hoping to win two golden tickets to her classmate Shawna's "ginormous" 13th birthday bash by finding her in disguise and answering trivia questions, a riddle, or completing a dare. She has two best friends to help out, but there are numerous distractions, including her crush ("Jimmy Morehouse, aka the most perfect guy ever"), and an offer from a modeling scout. At the end of each chapter the reader takes a personality quiz (at the mall's food court do you sit "near the Johnny Rockets, where all the popular kids hang out" or "at a two-seater off to the side") to determine which chapter readers should turn to. Saturated with preteen drama, sassy humor, and pop culture references, it's a breezy read, but registers more as a game than a memorable story. Ages 8-12.
