The Do-Over

by Jennifer Honeybourn

Overview

In The Do-Over, a teenage girl gets the chance to redo her past in this smart and charming YA novel by the author of When Life Gives You Demons, Jennifer Honeybourn.

Emelia has always wanted to fit in with the A crowd. So, when Ben, the hottest guy in school, asks her out, she chooses him over Alistair, her best friend—even after he confesses his feelings to her.

Six months later, Emilia wonders how her life would have been different if she’d chosen Alistair instead. Haunted by her mistake, she finds a magical solution that promises to rectify the past. As a result, everything in her life is different.

Different, but not better.

What happens if her second chance is her only chance to make things right?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250194688
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	07/14/2020
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Honeybourn is the author of Wesley James Ruined My Life, When Life Gives You Demons, and Just My Luck. She’s a fan of British accents, Broadway musicals, and epic, happily-ever-after love stories. If she could have a meal with anyone, dead or alive, she’d have high tea with Walt Disney, J.K. Rowling, and her nana. She lives in Stratford, Ontario, with her husband, daughter, and two cats in a house filled with books.

Editorial Reviews

★ 07/20/2020

While the premise isn’t new, Honeybourn (Just My Luck) infuses this lightly speculative rom-com with a compelling voice and some interesting twists. High school junior Emilia O’Malley, 16, thinks she’s living the dream when she starts dating hot basketball captain Ben Griffin and joins the popular crowd—but six months later, she’s miserable, and sorry she chose Ben over childhood friend Alistair Stewart. When a fortune-teller sells her a crystal that can change the past, Emilia erases the night she turned Alistair down. The next morning, Ben is out of the picture, yet she isn’t Alistair’s girlfriend, and there are dramatic alterations in Emilia’s new reality: her parents are divorcing, she has a job at the hardware store, and she’s close with a heartbroken queer coworker named Violet Chen. Readers may be as confused as the protagonist about her wish’s butterfly effect, as the causal threads between her initial conditions, the wish, and her new life are often imperceptible. More clearly defined, however, is Emilia’s self-transformation, as she learns that moving forward is more effective than looking back, and becoming less self-centered is the only way to set things right. Ages 13–18. Agent: Hannah Fergesen, KT Literary. (July)

Publishers Weekly

The Do-Over:

"The Do-Over is a fantastic mash-up: Pretty in Pink meets Big meets Sliding Doors. [It] will definitely keep you on your toes and keep you guessing as you barrel your way to the end. If you're anything like me, you will not be able to put it down until you slide, breathless, into the last chapter." —NPR

"Honeybourn infuses this lightly speculative rom-com with a compelling voice and...interesting twists." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

When Life Gives You Demons:

"This chatty, fun novel is the perfect beach read." —VOYA

"A quick, enjoyable romance with an entertaining side portion of monster. Readers who like their high-school drama with apocalyptic stakes will eat this up." —Booklist

“The tone is light and Shelby's first-person narration is comical . . . A rapid-paced read with plenty of action.” —School Library Journal

Wesley James Ruined My Life:

"Honeybourn’s debut is everything readers expect and want from a lighthearted summer teen romance . . . Pitch-perfect." —School Library Journal

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