"Packs a swoony punch along with its feminist rage." --Maurene Goo,
author of Somewhere Only We Know
Moxie meets the world of animation in this fresh, unputdownable
novel about a teen girl determined to prove herself in the boys' club of
her dream industry no matter what it takes.
Hayley Saffitz is confident, ambitious, and intent on following in the
footsteps of her hero, renowned animation director, Bryan Beckett. When
she's given a spot in his once-in-a-lifetime summer program, Hayley
devises a plan: snag one of the internship's coveted directing
opportunities. Dazzle Bryan with her talent. Secure a job
post-graduation. Live her dream.
Except she doesn't land one of the director positions. All of those go
to boys. And one of them is Bryan's son, Bear. Despite Bear's obvious
apathy for the internship, Hayley soon realizes that there's more to him
than she expected. As they work together, the animosity between them
thaws into undeniable chemistry and maybe something...more.
But Hayley can't stop thinking about the chance she was refused.
Determined to make a name for herself, Hayley recruits the five other
young women in the program to develop their own short to sneak into the
film festival at the end of the summer. As the internship winds down,
however, one question remains: Will Hayley conform to the expectations
of her idol, or will she risk her blossoming relationship with Bear--and
her future--to prove that she's exactly as talented as she thinks she
is?
