What happens after midnight / K.L. Walther.

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Walther, K. L., author.

ISBN:

9781728263137

Physical Description:

370 pages ; 21 cm.

Abstract:

To help pull off an epic end-of-year-prank before boarding school graduation, model student Lily Hopper must work closely with her ex-boyfriend, for whom she still has feelings, especially when they are caught red-handed and must face the consequences together.

Two more weeks, and Lily Hopper is officially finished with boarding school! When she receives a mysterious note inviting her to join the anonymous senior class Jester in executing the end-of-year prank, Lily sees her chance for a little fun. The Jester turns out to be Taggart Swell, her ex-boyfriend. She'd back out, but he has a brilliant plan to steal the school's yearbooks, targeting Lilly's prom date: Senior Class President, Daniel. As the pranksters hide clues across campus for Daniel to find, Lily and Tag find themselves dodging Campus Safety guards, night owl teachers, a troop of freshmen, and even Daniel himself. -- adapted from back cover

Subject Term:

Private schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Practical jokes -- Juvenile fiction.

Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction.

Love -- Juvenile fiction.

Boarding school students -- Fiction.

Young adult fiction.

Private schools -- Fiction.

Practical jokes -- Fiction.

Secrets -- Fiction.

Love -- Fiction.

Écoles privées -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.

Secret -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.

Internes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Roman pour jeunes adultes.

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Summary

From the bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules comes a new coming-of-age romance about senior year, first love, and finding yourself.

Lily Hopper has two more weeks until she's officially finished with boarding school. With graduation quickly approaching Lily is worried that she's somehow missed out on the fun of being in high school. So, when she receives a mysterious note inviting her to join the anonymous senior class Jester in executing the end-of-year prank, Lily sees her chance to put her goody-two-shoes reputation behind her.

When Lily realizes the Jester is none other than Taggart Swell, her ex- boyfriend, she's already in too deep to back out. Lily might've dumped Tag, but she still has major feelings. Plus, his brilliant plan to steal the school's yearbooks, targets none other than Lily's prom date: the Senior Class President, Daniel.

As the group of pranksters hide cryptic clues across campus for Daniel to find, Lily and Tag find themselves in close quarters. As the exes dodge Campus Safety guards, night owl teachers, a troop of freshmen, and even Daniel himself, new sparks fly. But old hurts and painful secrets refuse to be ignored. And with graduation on the horizon, Lily can only hope that breaking the rules will help mend her heart.

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Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

High schooler Lily is just 12 days away from the end of senior year when she receives a ransom-style note from anonymous classmate the Jester, inviting her to participate in the annual senior prank. After spending four years cultivating the perfect student persona--exacerbated by pressures stemming from her mother's teaching role at her Rhode Island prep school--Lily is excited to shake things up and agrees to help. The night of the secret rendezvous, Lily, along with other carefully selected seniors, learns that the Jester is Lily's ex-boyfriend Tag, a reveal that prompts unease in Lily. Tag informs the group that they're to steal an important item from narcissistic senior class president Daniel, who is also Lily's prom date, and send him on a scavenger hunt to find it. Armed with keys she stole from her mother, Lily pairs up with Tag to hide clues for Daniel around campus. As the duo dodge school security, faculty members, and fellow students out after curfew, old feelings resurface. Walther (The Summer of Broken Rules) fills this edge-of-summer rom-com with mischief and mayhem, delivering swift action and a swoony second-chance romance perfect for soon-to-be-grads suffering from senioritis. Ages 14--up. Agent: Eva Scalzo, Speilburg Literary. (June)

Kirkus Review

The senior prank at Ames, an upscale Rhode Island boarding school, reignites romance and conflict for Lily Hopper and ex-boyfriend Tag Swell. Their relationship lasted nearly two years before Lily broke it off. Her feelings for Tag remain intense--but so is her jealousy over his girl admirers, especially valedictorian Blair Greenberg, whom he dated next. After Tag and Blair's split, Lily keeps her distance until she's tapped to join the senior prank, an invitation that secretly comes from Tag himself. They are setting up student body president Daniel Rivera--whose promposal Lily regrets accepting--by hiding the new yearbooks he's scheduled to hand out in two days. Planting a trail of clues for Daniel across campus at night, Lily and Tag revisit their history and feelings; the one obstacle to their happiness was Lily's insecurity, the plot's linchpin. Athletic and an accomplished dancer, she's the class salutatorian and bound for Georgetown University, but attending Ames for free as the daughter of one of the most popular teachers on campus and surrounded by students who are far wealthier, she is acutely self-conscious of her "fac-brat" status, has always played it safe, and struggles with self-doubt. Rehashing their past through flashbacks, Lily faces difficult emotional truths. Tag's Type 1 diabetes is well described and woven into the story without being the focus of his characterization. Lily and Tag read White; surnames cue ethnic diversity in the supporting cast. An engaging story of personal growth and a second-chance romance. (Fiction. 14-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.