When stepbrothers Ezra and Darwin, along with their friend Neel, are accepted into Stanford University, they're given the best reward of their life : a dream vacation to the heart of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto! It's every techie's dream to make it in the nerd capital of the world, but the friends'
trip takes a drastic turn for the worst: the plane makes an emergency landing in Monte Sereno, and the boys are forced to stay with Ezra's slave-driving, uncool aunt and anti-tech Luddite uncle on their disgusting ranch. Traumatized, scarred for life, and beyond miserable, the boys make a run for it and pose as Google interviewees in a luxury hotel.
It also just happens that a revolutionary Indian biotech mogul happens to be in two, and in the same hotel -- and Neel seems to look exactly like the mogul's son, which skyrockets all of the boys into a life of pre-released video games, free laptops, and meeting their idols in awesome restaurants! Of course, all is not ultra-thin microchips and sexy graphic T's, when the friends uncover a plot to assassinate their benefactor, get involved with some random FBI (or was it CIA?) lady, and Neel even has to deal with his apparent gold-digger girlfriend.
Join Ezra, Darwin, and Neel on their comedic adventure, as they discover that whirlwind typing speeds and perfect SAT scores aren't always going to save your life.
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It's the last year of high school, and everything has changed . . .
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After a summer spent in the Philippines, Lara Dela Cruz is eager to start her senior year and, most importantly, reunite with her three besties. But what she did not expect was to show up on the first day of school to all three of her friends now in relationships. Fighting for their attention, catching some new and confusing feelings for long-time frenemy James, and wading through the pressures of post-high-school plans all have Lara reeling. And to make matters worse, Lara's beautiful and untrustworthy cousin conveniently appears and wiggles her way right between her and James' budding relationship. Feeling like a third wheel in more ways than one, Lara must learn to accept that change is inevitable, love is complicated, and being the odd one out is sometimes where inner power is found.
[[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Cover design by Jill Caldwell
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