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Smash It! - by Francina Simone (Hardcover)

Smash It! - by  Francina Simone (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Challenging herself to overcome long-held insecurities at the beginning of her junior year, Liv lands an unexpected role in her high school's hip-hopera production of Othello that helps launch her journey of self-empowerment.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Refreshingly authentic and bold... Don't miss this smashing novel from Francina Simone, filled with heart, humor and a heroine to root for!<br /><br /><strong>Olivia "Liv" James is </strong><strong><em>done</em></strong><strong> with letting her insecurities get the best of her. So she does what any self-respecting hot mess of a girl who wants to SMASH junior year does...</strong><br /><br />After Liv shows up to a Halloween party in khaki shorts--<em>why, God, why?</em>--she decides to set aside her wack AF ways. She makes a list--a F*ck-It list.<br /><br />1. Be bold--do the thing that scares me.<br /><br />2. Learn to take a compliment.<br /><br />3. Stand <em>out</em> instead of back.<br /><br />She kicks it off by trying out for the school musical, saying yes to a date and making new friends. Life is great when you stop punking yourself! However, with change comes a lot of missteps, and being bold means following her heart. So what happens when Liv's heart is interested in three different guys--and <em>two</em> of them are her best friends? What is she supposed to do when she gets dumped by a guy she's not even dating? How does one <em>Smash It!</em> after the humiliation of being friend-zoned?<br /><br />In Liv's own words, "F*ck it. What's the worst that can happen?"<br /><br />A lot, apparently.<br /><br />#SMASHIT<br /><br />"<em>Smash It! </em>smashed it."--<em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Christine Riccio<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<em>Smash It!</em>: coming in hot with a way more accurate, grounded look at a high school musical! Hilarious, heartwarming, empowering, and neurotic in the best way--I loved reading this book. <em>Smash It! </em>smashed it."--<em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Christine Riccio <p/>"Witty, laugh-out-loud funny and downright powerful."--Sasha Alsberg, #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling co-author of <em>Zenith</em> <p/>"Simone's prose masterfully crafts an honest and likable voice in Olivia that is bolstered by the cast of diverse supporting characters and combines that with compelling, well-paced plot points...Stellar."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>, starred review<br>

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