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From the New York Times bestselling authors of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight comes a story about friendship, privilege, sports, and protest.With a rocky start to senior year, cheerleaders and lifelong best friends Eleanor and Chanel have a lot on their minds. Eleanor is still in physical therapy months after a serious concussion from a failed cheer stunt. Chanel starts making questionable decisions to deal with the mounting pressure of college applications. But they have each other's backs -- just as always, until Eleanor's new relationship with star quarterback Three starts a rift between them.Then, the cheer squad decides to take a knee at the season's first football game, and what seemed like a positive show of solidarity suddenly shines a national spotlight on the team -- and becomes the reason for a larger fallout between the girls.
About the Author
When I was a kid, growing up in Iowa, I didn't know that just anyone could pick up a pencil and write stories. I thought you had to have permission, maybe, or someone else had to designate you as an official writer. So instead of writing down my own stories, I tried to content myself with copying the dialogue from my favorite comic books and mysteries (I was a big Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew fan). Imagine my exhilaration when I discovered that anybody could write--although preferably not copying other's work. I haven't stopped writing since.I live in Vermont now, in a log cabin on a dirt road, with four cats, a bird, and my family. I've published short stories, essays and articles. Given that I grew up landlocked, I think it's funny that my first published novel takes place on the coast--must be the Norwegian in me!Often people are surprised to learn that my professional training is in computer science. Personally, I think writing and programming have a lot in common: they are both completely entrancing endeavors that require logic, systematic thought, and perseverance. Getting lost in the intricacies of code and plot are equally exhilarating, frustrating, rewarding and time-consuming! In addition to being a writer and a programmer, I'v detassled corn (manually!), helped run field trips to Alaska and taught at the New England Young Writer's Conference.
