“That is literally not even remotely how you use the word ‘literally.’” She closed out of Snapchat and opened Instagram. This prompted Jordan to look up from her phone. “Please tell CJ it’s safe to talk here.”Īva shrugged. She was also the only one without a car, so she looked desperately to Ava, who had agreed to give her a ride. Martha was the only one with an after-school job. In it.” CJ didn’t hold it against her for being in a hurry. “I have to be in the car in five minutes. Or that spot behind the cafeteria dumpsters.” (Another thing she wasn’t particularly strong at.) Still, it was weird and maybe even a little sad to watch her old team practice without her. She needed the time in her schedule to study for her SATs. She’d never been a particularly strong runner, and she reminded herself that quitting made sense. Up until this year, CJ had been on the team too. “Maybe we should go somewhere else,” she said. CJ couldn’t believe she’d forgotten about cross-country practice when she suggested that she and her three best friends meet there after school. The space underneath the bleachers was usually the best place at William McKinley High School to have a private conversation. His sweat-soaked shirt clung to his body, and his brown hair bounced as if to the beat of some tragically hip but perfectly rhythmic song.

LOGAN DIFFENDERFER kept a strong pace as he rounded the track. This is the story of four best friends who have one another’s backs through every new love, breakup, stumble, and success - proving that great friendships can help young women achieve anything. And don’t overlook Martha, who will have to overcome all the obstacles that stand in the way of her dreams. except how to fix her terrible SAT scores? Maybe it’s Jordan, the group’s resident journalist, who knows she’s ready for more than their small Ohio suburb can offer. Is it Ava, the picture-perfect artist who’s secretly struggling to figure out where she belongs? Or could it be CJ, the one who’s got everything figured out. The mystery, of course, is which girl gets the gig. One of these girls is destined to become the president of the United States. But there’s more than just college on the horizon.

Now they’re in their senior year, facing their biggest fears about growing up and growing apart.

From the creator of the hit TV series The Bold Type comes an empowering and heartfelt novel about a future female president’s senior year of high school.Īva, CJ, Jordan, and Martha (listed in alphabetical order out of fairness) have been friends since kindergarten.

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