![]() Consequently, this book feels fresh and original. My Life Next Door is set across the summer, and the only major thread on a timetable is Samantha’s mom Grace running for office. This can make plot points predictable (“It’s April, so she’s going to have to tell Dad she didn’t apply to his alma mater about now, or he’ll find the envelopes.”). YA contemporary plots typically run on a deadline, with events having to occur before or around school year milestones like breaks, prom, or graduation. This excellent book features likeable, good-kid leads and conflict that is gripping without pulling from extreme issues. Meanwhile, her mother is falling under the control of a political Svengali, her best friend Nan is distancing herself in a pre-college frenzy, and Nan’s twin Tim grapples with substance abuse – and the biggest obstacle to Samantha and Jase hasn’t even happened yet. ![]() Like Rapunzel, compliant and affluent Samantha Reed has watched the boisterous Garrett family from her window for years, because her icy control freak state senator mother simply doesn’t interact with “that kind of people.” When Jase Garrett finally introduces himself, Samantha finds herself not only falling in love with him, but with his family and the zestful way they live. ![]()
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