If you (like me) are a fan of bad ass unpredictable adventures you'll love Cecilia Vinesse's All Nighter. If you (again like me) like well developed, relatable characters you'll love the book. Personally I don't think there's anything not to love in this story of two sworn enemies who must cooperate for one truly unforgettable night to achieve urgent goals.
Autumn is a straight A, class valedictorian, accepted to the college of her choice, over achieving nerd. She completes her assignments to specs well before they're due and always has her hand up in class.
"In Tara's eighteen years of life, she's encountered a boatload of Autumn Povitskys, usually lurking in the front rows of classrooms armed with sharpened pencils and judgmental expressions, ready to loathe Tara with every holier-than-thou fiber of their future-Ivy-League beings."
Tara is most definitely Autumn's polar opposite. While Autumn has her college plans all set up, Tara considers her high school years a prison sentence. She forgets to turn in homework and behaves impulsively in class to the annoyance of teachers. And as for the rules that are all important to Autumn...
...needless to say the girls are sworn enemies. But on prom night of their senior year they need each other's help. Autumn needs a fake ID to attend a college event. Tara's a pro at creating them. Tara has an essay due at 7:00 the next morning. If she doesn't turn it in on time she can forget about graduating with her class. She most definitely doesn't want to attend summer school or repeat her senior year. With Autumn's coaching she can pull it off.
The girls' reluctant agreement sounds straightforward in theory. In reality it's anything but. The situations they find themselves in rival Alice In Wonderland for surrealism.
So do yourself a favor and join them for a series of most exciting adventures.
On a purrrsonal note, you'd probably peg me as an Autumn. I was the student who completed the assignments early, did extra reading, and was quite good at class participation. But I was not big on rules, especially those I disagreed with. And when there was fun to be had I was big on spontaneity. Sometimes rule breaking was involved. Like sneaking into a boy's room to fill his bed with water balloons or running another boy's underwear up the Gordon College flagpole. Actually I am still big on adventure which I can't get enough of living in small-town Maine and not being able to drive. When I read about the girls' escapades I felt like I was missing out. Some day.
But today I have most excellent news to share. I went for my annual checkup. I'm perfect weight (96), pulse (76), BMI (20), and have the BP of a teenager (120/68). Pretty good for someone less than two weeks away from my 74th birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊.
A great big shout out goes out to Vinesse for creating such a wonderful narrative.
Jules Hathaway
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