Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Amy Allgeyer

Amy is a young adult author and her debut, DIG TOO DEEP, is now available from Albert Whitman & Co. She is represented by Danielle Chiotti, Upstart Crow Literary.

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QUERY

What resources and websites did you use when querying?

I used Querytracker, and found it to be incredibly helpful in keeping track of who I queried, when, and what their responses were. I also used the SCBWI Market Guide to select which agents would be a good fit for my writing.

What was your method for querying? Small batches? Query widely? Wait for feedback?

I made a global list of all the agents I wanted to query, and subbed to about ten at a time. Sending out queries is time-consuming, and that kept the time invested to a manageable chunk. It also allowed me to tweak my query letter with each batch. If I didn’t get any full or partial requests the first time, I knew my letter wasn’t strong enough, and I had the chance to fix it before sending out the next batch.

Did you ever have a Revise & Resubmit? What should a writer consider when deciding whether or not to take one on?

I’ve had a couple requests for R&R’s over the years. I think the most important thing to keep in mind before deciding whether to work with an agent or editor is whether their vision for your book is something you’re excited about. I had an R&R request from an amazing editor on DIG TOO DEEP, but the direction she saw for my manuscript was really different than the story I wanted to tell. In the end, I decided to pass.

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Are there any specific questions you’d suggest writers ask an offering agent during “The Call”?

Yes! So many! Are they editorial agents that can help with revisions prior to submittal? Are they willing to represent all your work, or just this one book? If you write several genres, make sure they represent all of them (or realize that you’ll need a different agent for those other works.) Do they have revision ideas for the book they’re offering on, and what are they? Make sure their vision matches your vision. How accessible are they, and how do they prefer to be contacted? You want to make sure you communicate well with your agent. If you don’t, working together may make you both unhappy. Also, talk to a couple of their existing clients to see what they have to say.

What was the week surrounding your offer(s) of representation like for you?

Crazy! I had seven other subs out (on two different books) when I received my first agent offer. I gave the other agents a two-week deadline to finish reading and get back to me. Two weeks later, I had three offers on the table for DIG TOO DEEP, and two days to make a decision. It was a really exciting, happy, crazy time!

How did you know your agent was the right one for you?

Danielle is incredibly easy to talk to, and I felt like she and I really connected. Her vision for my book felt like “my-book-but-better” instead of a massive rewrite. She’s extremely hands-on, editorially. Plus, all her clients raved about her. (And now, so do I!)

At what point do you share new story ideas with your agent?

Early, just to get a feel from her whether the idea feels fresh, or if she’s seen thirteen similar manuscripts in the past month. Then, she checks in regularly to see where the book is going, how it’s going, if I need any input or brainstorming sessions. Truly, Danielle is awesome!

SUBMIT

Do you see the feedback from editors?

Yes, Danielle forwards any emails she receives (as a once-a-week packet, unless there’s solid interest.) And if she’s had verbal discussions with any editors, she passes that info along as well.

What do you suggest a writer does while out on submission?

WRITE THE NEXT BOOK. (Which is not what I did, and I regret it.) It’s so much better to have something you’re excited about to focus on as the inevitable rejections start coming in.

Can you check in with your agent if there hasn’t been any news in a while?

I can check with Danielle anytime at all, though I try not to bug her too much. She’s so good about updating once a week, that I usually feel like I’m in the loop.

Did you know there was interest in the book before you got an offer or was it a surprise?

I knew there was some interest from a publisher and that they’d be taking the book to acquisitions the following week. They ended up making an offer then. After that, another publisher expressed an interest, and it took them thirty-five days to get their offer together. That was a long, stressful month!

DEBUT

What have you learned about being a debut author?

That you will spend nearly all of your advance on postage. Mailing ARCs, books, swag, postcards, etc. It’s crazy how much stuff there is to mail. For a while, I was at the post office every freaking day.

What other 2016 debut books have you gotten to read? Did you get to read them early?

I got to read so many of the Sweet Sixteen’s ARCs. It was great to see books I loved start getting hype and wonderful reviews as they released!

Is there a lot of support among debut authors?

Tons! I feel like I have 200 new friends!

What was release day like?

Release day was nuts. By the time it came around, I was pretty burnt out and so ready for it to be over. I think it was a good lesson for me. I have a full time job, a family, other commitments, and it’ll be important for me to remember, going forward, that I’m not going to be able to devote the same about of time to promotion that some other authors are. I’ll need to pick the strategies that give me the most bang for the time I can spend.

Thank you, Amy!

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Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Everly Frost

Everly is a young adult author and her debut, Fear My Mortality, is now available from Month9Books!

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QUERY

What advice would you give to querying writers?

My querying journey was a bit unusual. My first agent became a bestselling author (and stopped agenting) and my second agent moved agencies. I still count them both as friends. In the end, I submitted my manuscript without an agent. So my advice to querying writers is this: keep an open mind and be prepared for the unexpected. Nobody’s querying path is the same.

What was your method for querying?

I queried in small batches and treated any feedback like gold. Getting requests told me I was on the right track with my query – while hearing crickets told me I needed to make changes. It takes a lot of patience, but if an agent took the time to give feedback (even a single line), I gave it serious consideration.

Did you ever have a Revise & Resubmit? What should a writer consider when deciding whether or not to take one on?

I had a revise and resubmit request for a previous manuscript. When deciding whether to take it on, I considered whether the feedback made sense to me and to my view of the story. My advice is to take the time to get it right, really think about what they’re asking, and whether you can make it happen, before sending the revision back.

If querying was a long time ago for you, what do you remember most?

What I remember the most is the waiting. Sure, you hear cases of writers who land an agent within a couple of weeks, but I think they’re the rare ones. My experience of querying was that it took time. A lot of time. Months. I signed with my first agent after about five months of querying. My second was quicker at three months.

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How did you know your agent was the right one for you?

It’s actually a really hard decision to make. It would be nice to have some magical guidance that tells you what you should do, but the thing is that you can’t see the future. All you can base a decision on is the information that you have at the time. But there are things that can help you make the decision, such as: do their suggested revisions make sense to you? Are they easy to talk with? Do they have a track record of sales? And most importantly: are they over the moon about your book?

Once a writer has signed with an agent, what’s the next step?

For me, it was revisions both times. No manuscript is perfect and I think at least one round of revisions before going on submission can be expected.

How editorial is your agent? Is it what you expected?

Both of my agents were editorial and their suggestions were really helpful. They both made it clear what revisions they wanted when they offered, so I was fully informed.

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What do you suggest a writer does while out on submission?

This is where my story deviates from the norm, because I submitted to my publisher unagented. But I think my suggestion is the same either way: Write your next book. Keep busy. Try not to think about it (well, too much).

Did you know there was interest in the book before you got an offer or was it a surprise?

Definitely a surprise. I’d submitted a query as a first step and was delighted when the full was requested, but by that stage I’d learned not to get my hopes up. It was a thrill to read the offer email.

How did you celebrate when you got the news about your book deal?

I waited for my lunch break, rang my husband in the quiet hallway at work, and tried not to burst into happy tears. J

DEBUT

What is the best thing about being a debut author?

The best thing about being a debut author is meeting other debut authors. We’re all learning, trying our best, and supporting each other.

What have you learned about being a debut author?

That I still have a lot to learn!

What else are you working on along with all the promotion?

I’m working on the final book in the series. I’m excited to tie up loose ends, but I’ll be really sad to write the last word of Ava and Michael’s story.

Thank you, Everly!

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Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Janet Sumner Johnson

Janet is a middle grade author and her debut, The Last Great Adventure of the PB&J Society, is now available from Capstone Young Readers. She is represented by Victoria Marini of Gelfman Schneider/ICM Partners.

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QUERY

What resources and websites did you use when querying?

There are so many resources out there for querying authors! When I first started querying, I got a hard copy of Writer's Market to learn about agents and publishing houses just to figure out the lay of the land. Once I knew I wanted an agent, I relied heavily on the blog Literary Rambles. They put in so much work to research agents, and compile all the interviews and information about each agent. It was wonderfully helpful! I learned so much!

Querytracker.net was another great resource. Not only can you use this amazing site to track the queries that you send, but they have compiled lists of agents that are searchable by genres they represent. SO helpful! They also include up-to-date information about what each agent wants in a query. And of course the forums and chats on each agent's page made the waiting that much easier because we could both commiserate and celebrate together. I highly recommend this site!

What was your method for querying?

I queried in small batches. I would query 10 at a time, and as I got responses, I would send more out so I always had 10 out at a time. In between sending out queries, I would research more agents so I was ready to send as requests/rejections came in.

If I wasn't getting any requests with a batch, I would revisit my query and make adjustments. I used forums like the blue boards (SCBWI), querytracker, and writeoncon to get feedback and refine my query letter.

What helped you get though the query trenches?

Writing friends who were also querying definitely helped me the most getting through those trenches. It's really hard to get rejection after rejection and still move forward with a positive attitude. I read tons of inspirational posts about how long it took others who then later had success, and that helped, too. But having someone to commiserate with . . . someone who really understood . . . by the end, all the rejections felt like a badge of honor. Like, I'd paid my dues. I worked hard to get published, and it was all the more satisfying to have reached that point with friends. In other words, you don't have to be an island!

It took me a while to follow the "write another book" advice, and I wish I'd done that sooner. That was definitely the best way to get my mind off of my pending query letters. And this is even more important now for when I go on submission!

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What was the week surrounding your offer(s) of representation like for you?

This question totally made me laugh! It was all random screams and grinning for no reason. It was a bustle of sending e-mails to agents who still had partials and fulls, or even my query. It was a great shrug of indifference when more rejections came in, because they no longer mattered. Emotion. Lots of it. And mostly the happy kind.

How did you know your agent was the right one for you?

The very first indication that my agent was right for me, was her email response asking to set up a phone call. She referenced a humorous spot in my book that I particularly loved. She said, "You had me at 'We don't traffic in body parts in this household, young lady!'" If she got my sense of humor, I knew we'd be okay.

And speaking with her on the phone sealed it. At the time, I'd had a lot of writing friends who were breaking up with their agent because their agent didn't like their second book. So we talked about this and how she dealt with this as an agent. Also, we talked revisions, and everything she recommended was something I agreed with. We had the same vision. That was super important for me.

Once a writer has signed with an agent, what’s the next step?

I'm sure this varies depending on your agent, but for me it was revision. About a week after I signed I got an email of notes about changes she thought should be made. It all went along with what we talked about on the phone, so none of it was a surprise to me. I revised for about a month, and then she sent me my submission list and boom! We were off!

At what point do you share new story ideas with your agent?

So we went on submission in November, and I sent the next book to my agent in January. That's when I was ready. I actually sent an email to my agent asking about how this process should work, and she basically said, send me stuff when you have it. No rush. My agent prefers to see the finished work, but when I'm about to start a new book, I usually send her several ideas and get her input on what sounds most interesting to her and what would be most marketable in her opinion. This really helps me focus on a project that has the most potential to sell. That said, I only send ideas for books that I really want to write.

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What is a typical first round like once a writer goes on submission?

My agent sends me the submission list, which I love. Then I can do my stalkingresearch to find out more about them. Then I pretty much sit back and wait. (Actually, I work on the next book). My agent forwards all responses to me, so I can see exactly what they had to say . . . why they chose not to make an offer on my book, or that they're interested and what needs to happen next.

With PB&J Society, I actually went to acquisitions a total of five times. I always imagined "acquisitions" as some big important meeting, and sometimes it was, but I learned that other times it just meant that the editor sought approval from specific individuals within the company. It was pretty interesting to see the process for so many different publishers. A couple asked for alternate titles. Another two asked if I'd be willing to make it into a series. One editor even asked for a resumé. Fascinating process!

What do you suggest a writer does while out on submission?

Forget that you are on submission!! Seriously. This is one of the really great parts about having an agent. Once my manuscript goes on submission, I can move on. I don't have to worry about follow-up, I don't have to do anything except write the next book. Enjoy it.

Can you check in with your agent if there hasn’t been any news in a while?

I can check in with my agent whenever I want, but I try to limit myself because I know my agent has many other clients and is very busy. So if I'm on submission and a month has passed and I haven't heard anything, I usually send a quick email to ask about it. Also, I often have questions about other things, and I can always piggyback a submission question with that. I think the key is respect along with open communication.

DEBUT

What is the best thing about being a debut author?

Everything is new and exciting. There are all these benchmarks that you get to experience, and they are all exciting and special. The first edit letter. The first time you see your cover. The first time someone asks to interview you. The first time you see your book mentioned out in the wild by someone you don't know. The first Skype visit. The first classroom visit. The first time you sign a book for someone! So many firsts! And even though my debut year was full of crazy (2 moves!), I enjoyed every second of it. I seriously felt like Cinderella at the ball.

What’s involved in promoting a book?

SO. MUCH. This is probably the thing that surprised me the most about getting published. I had no idea how much time promotion would take. And with social media being what it is, there are a lot of things an author CAN do. Honestly, getting to the basics of it all, promoting a book is about being outgoing and friendly. But instead of being that way in your own small group of friends, you have to learn to step out of your box and be that way in extended groups.

It's about reaching out to people. Reaching out to other authors. Reaching out to schools. Reaching out to media. Reaching out to book stores. This has been a huge area of growth for me, and thankfully I've been involved in a group of other amazing debut authors who have coached me, answered my questions, shared their knowledge, and encouraged me. And my take away is that promotion is always more fun with other people.

Have you done any conferences, book festivals, or events as an author? What was it like?

In March, I was able to go on a book tour with three other debut authors, Ava Jae (Beyond the Red), Kathy MacMillan (Sword and Verse), and Laura Shovan (The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary). We did library panels, book store signings. We participated as faculty at the MD/DE/WV SCBWI conference, and we did Skype/school visits. It was a whirlwind of activity, and it was amazing! SO. FUN.

I was nervous going in because it was my first book tour, but being with the other three was absolutely awesome. We took turns moderating the panels, and we used questions we'd prepared in advance. The fun part was getting to know the other authors. By the time we presented our final events, we were pretty hilarious together. In short, it was a real joy to talk about books and answer questions that people had about the publishing process. I very highly recommend group events, especially for starting out!

What advice would you give to writers who are working hard to get to their own debut year?

Keep working! It feels like it will never come, but if you keep working and don't give up, you will get there. For real. And when it comes, it will zip by. You will blink, and suddenly your book will be out in the world. Don't wish away all the excitement leading up to publication. All the sweat, blood, and tears you are putting in now will only make the experience that much sweeter. I am super proud of every single one of my rejections. Because each one is a reminder that I'm stronger than that. You are stronger than any rejection, too!

Thank you, Janet!

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Query.Sign.Submit.Debut! with Jennifer Mason-Black

Jennifer is a young adult author and her debut, DEVIL AND THE BLUEBIRD, releases from Amulet Books (Abrams) on May 17, 2016! She is represented by Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary Agency.

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QUERY

What resources and websites did you use when querying?

I’m an omnivore when it comes to information collection. If there were places to look, I looked at them. Literary Rambles often compiles great stuff on agents, so it became one of my starting points. Query Tracker is wonderful, especially for a data hound like me. And I used Absolute Write to double check on everyone I queried.

I queried two books, neither of which were my debut, and those experiences took place over a period of three, maybe four, years. I didn’t have a Twitter account with the first book I queried, but I peeked at agent accounts from time to time. By the time I’d written the second book, I already had a sense of which agents I was interested in, and while Twitter was clearly a good way to research agents, I more or less skipped it.

How did you keep track of your queries?

Query Tracker, all the way. I’m more of a small-scraps-of-paper-everywhere kind of person when it comes to managing files on my own.

What helped you get though the query trenches? Inspirational posts? Writer friends? Writing another book?

Friends definitely helped. To be honest, and this is one of those tricks that you’re never supposed to admit, the biggest help was that my husband read all my query responses for me. I have chronic depression, and it makes me a champion at beating myself up. For the querying period, when I had no sense of how my writing would be received and was really struggling with confidence, I made the choice to do something to ease the journey.

I was really lucky because a) I had a partner, b) an incredibly supportive partner, and c) I had other people in my life who also supported my writing. It’s funny to me how shameful it still is to admit cutting that corner. Really, that’s exactly why I am admitting it. I think there’s a lot of insistence about what things writers must do in order to be real writers. The best answer is that you do the things that work for you. Note that this isn’t the same as refusing all editorial guidance or attacking agents online for rejecting your work. It’s about taking breaks from querying if you need them, and being okay with the fact that your process may not look like everyone else’s.

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How did you know your agent was the right one for you?

Some of it was gut level. We connected really well in our phone call, and I felt comfortable asking her all sorts of questions. That was important for me, that she let me drive the conversation. I like collaborative relationships, and it was clear she did too.

And she gave the right kinds of answers to my questions. Things like sticking with writers beyond one book if the first didn’t sell. I didn’t think what I wrote were the kinds of books that would sell fast. I wanted to know that I wouldn’t be dropped if we didn’t have a six figure deal after three weeks. She also understood what I was trying to do with the manuscript in hand. She wasn’t looking, for example, to hang onto my voice but reshape the story into a Stephen King knockoff. The suggestions she made resonated as right ones to reach farther into the world I’d made.

What is the revision process like between you and your agent?

The reason that I wanted to know I was comfortable asking her questions in our initial call was because I struggle with challenging people. And part of having a good relationship with an agent who edits your manuscript is being able to disagree. The agreement part, that’s easy. The points where you know in your heart that what you’re hearing isn’t the right solution? That’s so much harder.

With the first novel that we worked on together, the initial edits were light. After a round of submissions, we did another, which involved deepening some motivations. We talked things over, and then she left me to handle the changes in a way that felt organic to the story. I wrote some new scenes, which I ended up loving. She tends to suggest what’s not working for her, but not to give me specific fixes. I work better that way. It ends up feeling like solving puzzles instead of failing exams.

At what point do you share new story ideas with your agent?

We talk about new ideas when I’m thinking about what to do next. Generally those conversations involve strategy, which is one of the great things about having an agent. I’m good at coming up with ideas, and much of the time I’m good at following through on them. What I’m not always good at is thinking of the world outside of my head. Having someone who can discuss whether or not a story about a sentient motorcycle fits well with my particular set of writing skills and/or readership is pretty handy. I do not, however, share new work with her as I’m writing. Having too many cooks in the kitchen makes for a really bland soup, at least in my case.

SUBMIT

Do you see the feedback from editors?

Yes, always. Unlike with querying, which felt like a terribly lonely experience, submissions to editors with an agent feels very much like a team effort. If a pass makes me blue, I’m pretty sure it makes my agent blue as well, because I know she’s invested in my book. She shares the comments with me, and we sometimes talk about them. If I’m certain that one response means the book is terrible and will never sell, she gently sets me straight. It’s a good system.

What do you suggest a writer does while out on submission?

Anything that works. Seriously, trying to sell a first novel often means having no clue if editors will like anything about your work, whether you’ll succeed in a week or give up after a year. It simply didn’t work for me to be writing another novel at the same time. I knew that I could sell short stories, so I focused on those, because I needed the confidence (and I love writing short stories). I also spent a lot of time with my kids, and worked on crosswords, and shoveled snow. I tried not to let the waiting eat up my life.

Did you know there was interest in the book before you got an offer or was it a surprise?

It was moderately surprising. Since I’d had another book that didn’t sell, I’d really stepped away from the whole submission process. My agent had mentioned at several different points that there was an editor staying in touch with her, but I didn’t ask for details. The first time it really filtered through all my defenses was when I was raking snow off my parents’ roof. My agent had emailed and mentioned that there was an editor waiting to hear how other people felt and that she (my agent) would be in touch soon. Suddenly, out there in the snow, I started thinking that maybe her cautious comments meant a lot more than I’d thought.

(The complete story of what happened when I got the call can be found here.)

How did you celebrate when you got the news about your book deal?

The usual fun things. Dinner, cake, you know, party stuff. The very best thing was that my friend Christine sent me flowers and chocolates. I live in a rural area, and no one ever just drops by, and I was trying to play things cool because I had a call with the offering editor scheduled later in the week and I didn’t want to say anything to people until I had a contract. But Christine had been there through the whole journey, so I told her immediately. My daughter had a friend over, and there was a knock at the door, and here was this elderly florist delivering flowers and chocolate, and I was pretending that this was something that happened all the time at my house. When I looked at the card—remember, small town, elderly florist—it said, well, things I can’t repeat here without making you second-guess having invited me to answer these questions.

Anyway, my flowers and chocolates and profanity-laced card was a definite a highlight.

DEBUT

What’s involved in promoting a book?

So much writing! I think I’ve accepted all the blog invites that have come my way, and have been very grateful for them. Seriously, bloggers are superstars when it comes to helping debuts find their audiences. So, lots of interviews, some guest posts, lots of tweeting. I suspect life is suddenly going to feel very quiet in another month, after pub date has come and gone.

Have you done any conferences, book festivals, or events as an author? What was it like?

I went to ALA Midwinter in January to do an ARC signing and a luncheon held by my publisher. It was fun, in a wow-people-are-so-nice-and-this-space-is-SO-HUGE-and-full-of-books kind of way. I was incredibly grateful for the giant badges everyone wore, as it made it very easy to spell names correctly! My sole piece of signing advice for authors is either don’t have a long name, or to come up with a shorter version in advance. Also, remembering how to spell it is a plus.

Since then I’ve participated in a panel with three other 2016 debut authors. That was also fun, and in a library, which is where I’d like to be nine times out of ten. I’m an introvert of the highest degree, but these events are not half as scary as they seem beforehand.

What was it like to see your cover?

Pure unadulterated awesome! There’s something a bit terrifying about getting an email containing your first glimpse of your cover. After all, authors, particularly debut authors, don’t have a lot of pull when it comes to what their books look like. I knew Abrams, Amulet’s parent company, had a great design team, and I knew my editor understood my book, but I still opened the file with a certain amount of fear. Fear that vanished as soon as I saw the guitar. Cover art and book design can be such a tremendous gift to an author. It’s like a visit from the book fairy godmother.

Thank you, Jennifer!

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Release Day for THE BFF BUCKET LIST!

I started this blog at the very beginning of my writing journey, and as I learned about publishing, I kept little collections here—agent contests, stories of writers getting their agents, tips--and eventually I started the Query.Sign.Submit. interview series. And as it grew, I realized it wasn’t just me using all the info and inspiration anymore, it was all of you too. It was everyone who was on their own writing adventure. People started sending other writers here, listing it on their own blogs, and tweeting to come here for the info others needed. It still makes me happy whenever someone tells me that my blog helped them so much when they were going through all of their own challenges on the writing path.

And now today, after all that researching, collecting, querying, subbing, writing, and revising, my very own debut is out in the world. I cannot thank you enough for joining me for the ride and I hope that you’ll join Ella and Skyler on their adventures. Maybe even make your own bucket list, which my talented hubby makes easy for you with The Bucket List Builder over at TheBFFBucketList.com.

Happy book birthday to THE BFF BUCKET LIST and happy dreaming and bucket-listing to all the writers and readers out there!

Where you can find it . . .

Simon & Schuster * Amazon * Barnes & Noble * IndieBound * Your local bookstore!

About the book . . .

Ella and Skylar have been best friends since kindergarten—so close that people smoosh their names together like they’re the same person: EllaandSkyler. SkylerandElla.

But Ella notices the little ways she and Skyler have been slowly drifting apart. And she’s determined to fix things with a fun project she’s sure will bring them closer together—The BFF Bucket List. Skyler is totally on board.

The girls must complete each task on the list together: things like facing their fears, hosting a fancy dinner party, and the biggest of them all—speaking actual words to their respective crushes before the end of summer. But as new friends, epic opportunities, and super-cute boys enter the picture, the challenges on the list aren’t the only ones they face.

And with each girl hiding a big secret that could threaten their entire friendship, will the list--and their BFF status--go bust?

About the author . . .

Dee Romito lives in her hometown of Buffalo, New York, where she and her family are steadily checking items off their own bucket list of adventures. You’re likely to find her at the local ice cream shop, writing at a café, or curled up on the couch with her cats. And while she does her best to be a grown-up most of the time, giggling with her BFFs is still one of her all-time favorite things. You can visit her website at DeeRomito.com.

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