It's You Every Time
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A story about self-discovery, grief, and destiny that begs the question: How do you keep going when your world has stopped spinning?
When Sydney Michaels stops for breakfast in order to put off scholastic ruin a little longer, she never expected to-quite literally-bump into cute-boy stranger, Marcus Burke.
When Marcus invites her to have breakfast with him instead of going to class, she can't ignore the urge to get to know him better-or the fact that this charming new acquaintance seems just as interested in her.
After a magical day together in their hometown of New York City, Sydney is finally willing to believe that maybe-just maybe-after years of loss and heartache, she's finally reached the good part.
But when it comes time to say goodbye, as they linger in a crosswalk, something happens. An accident? Sydney isn't sure-all she knows is that, after screeching tires, blinding headlights, and a moment of searing pain, she opens her eyes and is back in her bed. On September 24-the morning of her big exam-again.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Two Black teens stuck in a time loop are forced to relive the highs and lows their first date in this heartrending speculative novel by Thomas (Streetlight People). On the morning of her logarithmic functions test, 17-year-old Sydney Michaels, feeling like she's doomed to fail, attempts a last-minute cramming session at a busy New York City Dunkin Donuts. It's there that she meets charming and charismatic Marcus Burke, also 17. When Marcus suggests they eat together, Sydney—test anxiety forgotten—agrees. As they get to know each other, they open up about their dreams, their pasts, and their secrets. But instead of a kiss, their date ends with screeching tires, blinding lights, and "a pain that's worse than anything I've ever felt before"—before Sydney again awakens on the morning of her exam. The cycle repeats as Sydney and Marcus meet up, venture out, and fall for each other all over again. While Sydney believes they should find a way to break the loop, however, Marcus is reluctant to escape. Though the teens' perpetual meet-cutes can feel somewhat repetitive, Thomas skillfully crafts characters with distinctly rendered personalities and genuine romantic chemistry. Ages 12–up.
