First & then

Title:

First & then

Author:

Mills, Emma, 1989- author.

Summary:

Devon is a high school senior, wondering if she really wants to go to college, what to do with her cousin Foster (a freshman) who has moved in with her family in Florida, and whether she likes Ezra, the stuck-up football star at her school, or cannot stand him.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

267 pages ; 22 cm

Subject Term:

High schools -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction.

Cousins -- Fiction.

Families -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Florida -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9781627792356

Publication Information:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.

Call Number:

YA MILLS

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers, silently crushing on best friend Cas, and blissfully ignoring the future after high school. But the universe has other plans. It delivers Devon's cousin Foster, an unrepentant social outlier with a surprising talent for football, and the obnoxiously superior and maddeningly attractive star running back, Ezra, right where she doesn't want them-first into her P.E. class and then into every other aspect of her life. Pride and Prejudice meets Friday Night Lights in this contemporary novel about falling in love - with the unexpected boy, with a new brother, and with yourself.

Author Notes

Emma Mills is a debut author better known to her subscribers as vlogger Elmify. She is also co-creator and co-host of the "life skills" channel How to Adult. youtube.com/user/elmify

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 8 Up-Mills captures the exhilaration and agony of being a teen in this relatable story. Devon Tennyson is happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers, nursing an unrequited crush, and blissfully ignoring whatever's going to happen after high school. But the sudden appearance of her cousin Foster and Devon's unexpected interest in her school's star running back, Ezra, turn her life upside down. The author also narrates, easily handling the tricky lower range of teenage boys as well as several adult males and a host of female characters of various ages. Mills transitions among the characters without missing a beat. The conversations between Devon and her cousin Foster, especially, demonstrate both her talent for voices and her pitch-perfect ear for teenage dialogue. VERDICT Listeners in middle and high school-and plenty of adults-will be begging for a sequel.-Shari Fesko, Southfield Public Library, MI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Devon is an only child-until her cousin Foster unexpectedly moves in with her family. Now Devon has a misfit younger "brother" to keep an eye on as he navigates his first year of high school, even as she struggles with an unrequited crush on her best friend Cas and not quite knowing what she wants to do with her life. In her first novel, Mills takes inspiration from Jane Austen for both romantic and family dynamics; Devon's developing rapport with geeky and awkward Foster, as well as his role in bringing Darcy-esque football captain Ezra into Devon's life, is not only fun, but a rewarding portrait of a nontraditional sibling relationship. The unlikely catalyst of football in Foster's and Devon's worlds-and the popularity and crowd that go with the sport-add a fresh backdrop to typical Austen themes of social standing and self-awareness. Readers will root both for Foster (as his school's new varsity kicker) and for Devon and Ezra to discover their worthiness for the other in this satisfying romance. Ages 14-up. Agent: Bridget Smith, Dunham Literary. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.