The Possibility of NOW

Reviewed by: Jeri Fitzpatrick - GNGMS, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 5, 2017

Review

"Driven" Miss Perfect, Mara, will be valedictorian. She has her lists... She is in a perfect private school on her way to a tier-one college. She has remained in her valedictorian path until her melt down. She's taking a calculus exam when she freaks. She tears up her test and the tests of everyone around her. Someone videos it and Maya now sees that her youtube meltdown has been seen by thousands. Maya leaves high pressure San Diego to go live with her ski bum Dad at Lake Tahoe. Maya learns about herself, her Dad, how to have fun, boys, friends, and how to let go of trying to control the future by learning to live in the now. This would be a great read for over pressured kids and their parents. "Now I have a choice. I can either let the world turn me sour and hatful and afraid. Or I can be the Mara I want to be and face it with as much grace and humor as possible."

Overall Book Score: excellent