The Fall of Whit Rivera

Crystal Maldonado's The Fall of Whit Rivera is a pitch perfect YA rom com and so much more.
The amazing before senior year summer Whit carefully planned turned out to be anything but amazing. Her boyfriend moved away, becoming distant emotionally as well as physically. And rounds of medical tests led to a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome, a chronic disease she's afraid to mention to even her best friends.
But now it's fall, Whit's favorite season. Each year her school holds a week long Fall Fest featuring an activity every day and culminating in a dance. Whit is determined to get elected president of the Fall Festival Committee so she can make sure that this year's Fall Festival is the best ever.
An unexpected complication arises. She has to share her presidential duties with the guy who broke her heart back in middle school, the one she now hates with a passion.
Maldonado herself was diagnosed with PCOS at sixteen. She didn't know anyone else who had the syndrome. She has written the book she wished she had access to back then.
On a purrrsonal note. I'm back in school for the second half of the semester. The first day went well. The highlight was submitting a guest piece to the Maine Campus, the UMaine school paper. Before Break a Campus staff member who remembered my pieces from last year suggested that I start writing for them again. Her timing was perfect. I'd just started to feel like I can successfully complete this semester's academics with a little time for extra curricular engagement. And I certainly have plenty to write about. I really hope this works out. It could be a new source of accomplishment and support in this emotional roller coaster of my returning to grad school less than four month after a stroke semester.
A great big shout out goes out to the awesome Maine Campus staff.
Jules Hathaway