While We're Young
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3.7 • 9 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A whirlwind romance inspired by Ferris Bueller’s Day Off about four friends whose hearts are broken and mended over the course of an epic senior skip day—from the bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules!
Grace, Isa, and Everett used to be an inseparable trio before their love lives became a tangled mess. For starters, Grace is secretly in love with Everett, who used to go out with Isa before breaking her heart in the infamous Freshman Year Fracture. And, oh yeah, no one knows that Isa has been hanging out with James, Grace’s brother—and if Grace finds out, it could ruin their friendship.
With graduation fast approaching, Grace decides an unsanctioned senior skip day in Philadelphia might be just what they need to fix things. All she has to do is convince Isa to help her kidnap Everett and outmaneuver James, who’s certain his sister is up to something.
In an epic day that includes racing up the famous Rocky steps, taste-testing Philly's finest cheesesteaks, and even crashing a wedding, their secrets are bound to collide. But can their hearts withstand the wreckage?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
To repair her fractured social circle, 17-year-old student body president Grace Barbour engineers an illicit skip day, enlisting her bestie Isabel Cruz to "kidnap" their estranged friend Everett Adler from school to spend the day reenacting their favorite Philadelphia experiences. Meanwhile, Grace's older brother James, suspecting she's up to shenanigans, attempts to track her down. Complex relationship dynamics threaten to shatter the group's rapport for good: Grace has a crush on Everett, who used to date Isa, who's secretly seeing James. As the four traipse through Philly, they address old hurts and suppressed feelings and have heart-to-hearts over the city's best cheese-steaks. In this ardent ode to the city of brotherly love, an homage to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Walther (The Summer of Broken Rules) playfully hits the film's well-known beats and quotes, while giving it a contemporary rom-com spin that captures adolescent turmoil and apprehension regarding the future. Tongue-in-cheek, humorous, and self-aware, it's a tale whose familiar framework still contains room for an emotionally rich romp. Grace, Everett, and James read as white; Isa cues as Latinx. Ages 12–up.
Customer Reviews
it was very good, just nothing super special!
this book was definitely a fun read, and I enjoyed every page! however, it definitely isn’t the BEST book I ever read, and was a little lengthy considering the plot line in my opinion. I definitely feel like her writing style is hit or miss but this book did flow pretty well! Overall, I’d recommend it if you’re just looking for a random book to read, but I wouldn’t rush to the book store to pick it up!!!