Bound To Stay Bound

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 Today tonight tomorrow
 Author: Solomon, Rachel Lynn

 Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2021)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 373 p.,  21 cm

 BTSB No: 834105 ISBN: 9781534440241
 Ages: 12-16 Grades: 7-11

 Subjects:
 High schools -- Fiction
 School stories
 Competition (Psychology) -- Fiction
 Love -- Fiction
 Jews -- United States -- Fiction

Price: $10.65

Summary:
Throughout the years both Rowan and Neil have been at competition with one another on everything from who has the best ideas for school functions to which one will be their graduating class's valedictorian. However, in the twenty-four hours left they have as high school students, the two learn they share something much deeper than a rivalry.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 5.20
   Points: 13.0   Quiz: 510437



Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 04/01/2020 Gr 9 Up—It's the last day of senior year and Rowan is awakened by a text from her nerdy nemesis, Neil. Their epic rivalry has spanned all four years of high school and both of them hope to be awarded the coveted title of valedictorian. When Rowan gets salutatorian, she vows to best Neil one last time at Howl, a senior class scavenger hunt. But they team up after overhearing their peers strategizing to take them down. As Rowan and Neil work together, their rivalry begins to give way to friendship and, to no one's surprise but their own, romance. Told from Rowan's perspective and featuring ephemera from her high school journey, this story is equal parts coming of age, tender romance, and a love letter to Seattle. Rowan and Neil's banter is sharp and their clever solutions to the scavenger hunt move the story along at breakneck speed. Featuring a racially diverse cast, the story does a great job of balancing the action with important discussions about how damaging stereotypes can be. Readers bear witness to Rowan's defense, as an aspiring writer, of the romance genre in the face of backlash from her friends, family, and her rival. VERDICT A thoughtful and current story, and a fun summer read.—Samantha Lumetta, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County - Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

School Library Journal - 04/01/2020 Gr 9 Up—It's the last day of senior year and Rowan is awakened by a text from her nerdy nemesis, Neil. Their epic rivalry has spanned all four years of high school and both of them hope to be awarded the coveted title of valedictorian. When Rowan gets salutatorian, she vows to best Neil one last time at Howl, a senior class scavenger hunt. But they team up after overhearing their peers strategizing to take them down. As Rowan and Neil work together, their rivalry begins to give way to friendship and, to no one's surprise but their own, romance. Told from Rowan's perspective and featuring ephemera from her high school journey, this story is equal parts coming of age, tender romance, and a love letter to Seattle. Rowan and Neil's banter is sharp and their clever solutions to the scavenger hunt move the story along at breakneck speed. Featuring a racially diverse cast, the story does a great job of balancing the action with important discussions about how damaging stereotypes can be. Readers bear witness to Rowan's defense, as an aspiring writer, of the romance genre in the face of backlash from her friends, family, and her rival. VERDICT A thoughtful and current story, and a fun summer read.—Samantha Lumetta, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County - Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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