Chasing Lucky
By (Author) Jenn Bennett
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
18th August 2020
11th June 2020
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
813.6
Paperback
416
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
A swoon-worthy story of first love, making mistakes and finding out who you are, from the author of Night Owls.
Budding photographer Josie Saint-Martin has spent half her life with her single mother, moving from city to city. When they return to her historical New England hometown to run the family bookstore, Josie knows it's not forever, so there's no reason to change her modus operandikeeping to herself, dreaming of the day she can leave.
But after a disastrous summer party, a poorly executed act of revenge lands her in big-time trouble. As in, jail...alongside the last person with whom shed want to share a mugshot: the son of the boat mechanic across the street, Lucky Karras. Outsider, rebeland her former childhood best friend.
Josie and Lucky become the talk of their coastal small town. But during a summer of secrets, everything changes, and the easy friendship they once shared grows into something deeper and more complicated. Can Josie and Lucky swim past obstacles that come with rough waters, or will they both go down together
Jenn Bennettis the author of over a dozen books, including the young adult titlesAlex, Approximately;Serious Moonlight;Starry Eyes; andThe Lady Rogue. She also writes romance and fantasy for adults. Her books have earned multiple starred reviews, been Goodreads Choice Award Nominees, and have been included on annual Best Books lists from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. In addition to being a writer, shes also an artist with a BFA in painting. She was born in Germany, has lived all over the US, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. She currently lives near Atlanta with one husband and two dogs.