| International Standard Book Number |
9781665939867 ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781665939843 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
1665939842 hardcover
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| Personal Name |
Randall, Christen, author.
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| Title Statement |
According to plan / Christen Randall.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
403 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm.
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| General Note |
Kentucky authors.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Mal Flowers expected senior year fall to be full of cozy sweaters, good coffee, and copyediting. As the new editor-in-chief of their school's literary magazine, they just want to follow The Plan to graduate and get out of their small midwestern town -- a place where, as a broke, fat, queer person with ADHD, they've never really fit in. But when budget cuts result in the lit mag's cancellation, Mal is suddenly left scrambling for something to replace it. That is, until Emerson Pike -- who also has ADHD but is loud, confident, and Mal's complete opposite -- suggests the staff go rogue and create a zine instead. Which would be cool, except that making and selling contraband isn't exactly what Mal envisioned listing as the extracurricular activity on their college application. A zine would be unofficial, unapproved, and definitely not in The Plan. But a zine is also a good way to spend more time with Emerson, whose playful banter and bad jokes Mal can't seem to get enough of. And maybe, with a group of new friends, the back of the charming coffee shop where Emerson works could be somewhere Mal does belong. Because breaking the rules with Emerson -- and flirting with her over coffee -- is fun. Maybe The Plan isn't the only way to find happiness, but can Mal let go of something they've depended on for so long?
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Kentucky authors.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Teenagers Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Belonging (Social psychology) Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Gender-nonconforming people Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
LGBTQ+ people Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Neurodivergent people Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Zines Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Kentucky Authors.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Romance fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Queer fiction.
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