Sarah Anne loves lacrosse, and the MK Nightshade series that everyone was obsessed over in grade school. The problem is that she’s still obsessed, which is way too nerdy for a popular kid like her. So she hides her geekiness with a set of rules meant to keep her geek and jock selves separate.
Except when she’s offered a spot in a Nightshade fandom contest, where the winner gets to see the new movie premiere in LA. No one seems to think Sarah Anne can win, since she’s up against a pair of guys in high school–but the more she’s called a fake fan, the more determined she is to wipe the floor with her competition. As long as none of her friends or anyone at school knows what she’s doing.
Can she keep her geek identity a secret, win the contest, and manage to keep her friends even though she’s been living a lie? Sarah Anne is going to have to make some choices about what’s truly important to her and which rules she’s going to break to stay true to herself. (taken from goodreads.com)
*Before I jump into my review, I want thank the publisher and The FFBC for providing me with a spot on this blog tour and an ARC in exchange for this honest review.*
Sarah Anne wants to be cool, I mean she is cool! But she wants to stay cool, she doesn’t want anything jeopardizing that and her best friend can’t know about her passion. But when she enters a contest which needs her to do more things that put her “geek” on full display.
I really enjoyed this book. The author captured the feelings of being in middle-school so well, making me remember my time in middle school. I could feel the angst and the pressure jumping off the page.
Sarah Anne is cool. She is cooler than I could have EVER been when I was her age. She is devoted and she is her own person.
Sarah Anne doesn’t let anything or anyone stop her, she knows that there are people who want to see her fail but that doesnt matter. And sometimes we think that people will be weirded out by the things we find to be our favorites, but thats not usually the case. I know I still feel weird about people finding out about my blog sometimes, but at the end of the day we ALL have something we think is embarrassing when we know it’s really not.
The story touches upon SO many important things that happen as a middle-schooler and I enjoyed it so much. It is well-written, fun and a great read! I really recommend it!
ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE: May 28th, 2019
About the Author:
ErinDionne’s latest book for tweens is Lights,Camera,Disaster(Scholastic2018). Her other novels are Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Cookies, The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet, and Notes from an Accidental Band Geek. Her novel Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking: A 14 Day Mystery, is based on the real-life Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist and was a 2014 Edgar Award finalist. The series continues with Ollie and the Science of Treasure Hunting. Her first picture book, Captain’s Log: Snowbound, illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler, was released in 2018 and received a starred review from Kirkus. A graduate of Boston College (BA English &Communications) and Emerson College (MFA), she teaches at Montserrat College of Art and lives outside of Boston with her husband, two children, and a very indignant dog.
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