Follow Your Arrow - by Jessica Verdi (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>For the last several years teenager CeCe Ross has been in a serious relationship with her girlfriend Silvie, enjoying their career as social media influencers with thousands of fans, posting about fashion and relationship goals, and totally abandoning the liberal politics that were the subjects of her original social media profile; than suddenly in their senior year Silvie breaks up with her, and CeCe meets Josh, a new boy who is not interested in online profiles but is interested in her--and while CeCe has always known she is bisexual, she is not prepared to find herself in the middle of an online storm where her public and private lives collide.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>For fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, this is a riveting and irresistible take on love, life, and identity -- both online and off.<p></p><p>CeCe Ross is kind of a big deal. She and her girlfriend, Silvie, are social media influencers with zillions of fans and followers, known for their cute outfits and being #relationshipgoals.</p><p>So when Silvie breaks up with her, CeCe is devastated. She's lost her first love, and now she can't help but wonder if she'll lose her followers as well.</p><p>Things get even messier when CeCe meets Josh, a new boy in town who is very much Not Online. CeCe isn't surprised to be falling for a guy; she's always known she's bi. And Josh is sweet and smart and has excellent taste in donuts... but he has no idea that CeCe is internet-famous. And CeCe sort of wants to keep it that way.</p><p>But when CeCe's secrets catch up to her, she finds herself in the middle of an online storm, where she'll have to confront the blurriness of public vs. private life, and figure out what it really means to speak her truth.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>Praise for <i>Follow Your Arrow</i>: </b></p><p></p><p>Both sweet and empowering, Jessica Verdi's <i>Follow Your Arrow</i> reminds us that the best path we can take is the one that's uniquely all our own. -- Ashley Herring Blake, author of the Lambda Literary award finalist <i>Girl Made of Stars</i></p><p></p><p>Jessica Verdi delivers a thoughtful story about love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. I was cheering on CeCe as she found her voice to stand up for what she believes in and -- as importantly -- for herself. <i>Follow Your Arrow</i> shot straight into my heart, in the best possible way. -- Elizabeth Eulberg, international bestselling author of <i>Better Off Friends</i></p><p></p><p>A page-turning exploration of the perils of social media and the complexities of sexuality. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><p></p><p><b>Praise for <i>And She Was</i>: </b></p><p>Verdi just gets better and better with every book. <i>And She Was</i> is a beautiful, multilayered journey of love, understanding, and empathy that made me want to be a better daughter, ally, and person. -- Dahlia Adler, author of <i>Under the Lights</i></p><p>A heart-tugging, powerful story of family, identity, and the struggle for acceptance. A beautiful novel that treats every moment with incredible care, Jessica Verdi's latest is a different kind of love story -- one about loving yourself, your family, and your life. And it features my favorite mother-daughter relationship since <i>Gilmore Girls</i>. -- Corey Ann Haydu, author of <i>OCD Love Story</i></p><p>An engrossing story about the collision of big, grand dreams and long-held life-saving family secrets. I could not stop turning pages and cheering for Dara. -- Caela Carter, author of <i>Tumbling</i></p><p><i>And She Was</i> took me right back to my adolescence, a time when I was struggling to come to terms with my trans parent's identity while figuring out my own. -- Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Sharon Shattuck</p><p>* Verdi's respect and care are evident in every character in the book . . . A triumph -- an exquisite mirror in which trans parents and their children will see themselves. And for once, the reflection won't break their hearts. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review</p><p>The message of love and support here rings clear. -- <i>Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books</i></p><p>Compelling . . . a valuable addition to library collections. -- <i>School Library Journal</i></p><p><b>Praise for <i>What You Left Behind</i>: </b></p><p>* Verdi eloquently details the trials and tribulations of being a single teen dad... [Verdi] holds nothing back... An excellent addition to YA collections. -- <i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review</p><p><b>Praise for <i>The Summer I Wasn't Me</i>: </b></p><p>This title is recommended as a quality piece of fiction in a teen collection, and especially as part of an LGBTQ collection. -- <i>Voice of Youth Advocates</i></p><p><b>Praise for <i>My Life After Now</i>: </b></p><p>Debut author Verdi paints Lucy's devastation and her tangled emotions with honesty and compassion... Information about living with HIV is peppered throughout, but Verdi's novel never preaches, instead telling Lucy's story with realism and hope. -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jessica Verdi is the author of <i>And She Was</i>, <i>My Life After Now</i>, <i>The Summer I Wasn't Me</i>, and <i>What You Left Behind</i>. She is a graduate of The New School's MFA in Writing for Children program and lives in New York. You can find her online at jessicaverdi.com.
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