Tilly has been given an ultimatum from her mother-- she can attend the
summer dance program of her dreams in NYC if she puts her deposit in for
fall admission to Georgetown but Matilda Castillo schemes how to get the
best of both worlds. With her deposit in, and a deferment until next
year, Tilly sets out to pursue her dream of professional dancing. But in
the cutthroat world of dance, she may have made a few enemies.
Matilda Castillo has always followed the rules, but when she gets
injured senior year, she's sure her dreams of becoming a contemporary
dancer have slipped away. So when Tilly gets a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to spend the summer with a New York dance troupe, nothing
can stop her from saying yes--not her mother, not her fears of the big
city, and not the commitment she made to Georgetown. Tilly's mother
allows her to go on two conditions: one, Tilly will regularly visit her
abuela in New Jersey, and two, after the summer, she'll give up dancing
and go off to college.
Armed with her red vintage sunglasses and her pros and cons lists, Tilly
strikes out, determined to turn a summer job into a career--and figure
out how to break it to her mother later. Along the way she meets new
friends ... and new enemies. Tilly isn't the only one desperate to
dance, and fellow troupe member Sabrina Wolfrik intends to succeed at
any cost. But despite dodging sabotage and blackmail attempts from
Sabrina, Tilly can't help but fall in love with the city, especially
since Paolo, a handsome musician from her past, is also calling New York
home for the summer.
As the weeks wind down and the competition with Sabrina heats up,
Tilly's future is on the line. She must decide whether to follow her
mother's dream of college or leap into the unknown to pursue her own
dreams.
A modern take inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, Everywhere You Want
to Be features:
- A strong, charismatic female lead; soft boy love interest; mean girl
antagonist
- A clean and wholesome romance, and passionate career choice
- Tie-in with Christina June's It Started With Goodbye, and No Place
Like Here
- Perfect for fans of Elise Bryant, Morgan Matson, and Sarah Dessen
