A whip-smart, heart-wrenching debut YA novel about first love, first
loss, and filmmaking that will delight fans of Jandy Nelson and Jennifer
Niven
In the movie version of Amelia's life, the roles have always been clear.
Her older brother, Toby: definitely the Star. As popular with the
stoners as he is with the cheerleaders, Toby is someone you'd pay ten
bucks to watch sweep Battle of the Bands and build a "beach party" in
the bathroom. As for Amelia? She's Toby Anderson's Younger Sister. She's
perfectly happy to watch Toby's hijinks from the sidelines, when she's
not engrossed in one of her elaborately themed Netflix movie marathons.
But recently Toby's been acting in a very non-movie-version way. He's
stopped hanging out with his horde of friends and started obsessively
journaling and disappearing for days at a time. Amelia doesn't know
what's happened to her awesome older brother, or who this strange actor
is that's taken his place. And there's someone else pulling at her
attention: a smart, cute new boyfriend who wants to know the real
Amelia--not Toby's Sidekick. Amelia feels adrift without her star, but
to best help Toby--and herself--it might be time to cast a new role:
Amelia Anderson, leading lady.