My Senior Year of Awesome by Jennifer DiGiovanni
Published by: Swoon Romance
Publication date: March 1st 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Romance,
SYNOPSIS
A girl desperately tries to avoid the boy she was voted most likely to marry by her senior classmates. To prove senior superlative votes are meaningless, she and her best friend create their own list of awesome high school achievements to be completed by graduation.
EXCERPT
I pull the latest version of Fill It In from my backpack and
crack the spine to loosen the pages. Jana squeals and grabs it out of my hands.
She starts flipping through three hundred and sixty-five new lists, every
single page offering blank lines begging for completion. Twenty-five Strange and Random Facts about Me. Top Ten Food Cravings on Sunday Mornings. Fifteen Unique Hot Dog
Toppings I Want to Try. Stuff like that.
“I’ve been so waiting for this. What’s today’s assignment?” Jana
twists away from me, prepping for the big reveal. “Ahem. Drum roll, please.
Coolest Baby Names for the 21st Century. Dibs on girls.”
At least coming up with insane celebrity-worthy child names
will divert my attention from the whole Senior Superlative mess. To avoid
morning announcements, I excuse myself and hide in the bathroom until the bell
rings. For the rest of the morning, while everyone stares and whispers about me
and my future betrothed, Jana and I devote ourselves to baby-name research, hiding
our iPhones under contraptions built with tented folders and notebooks.
By the time we meet for lunch, we’ve each devised an
alphabetical list of names and favorited our top ten. “I like Abileen, Olivia,
and Whitney,” she says, dropping into the seat next to mine at our usual table.
A dreamy look floats in her eyes as she imagines her future mini-me. Pretty
little Abileen, with her mother’s silky brown hair and coffee-colored eyes.
Jana’s mother is French, her father Cuban, and their genetic combination
sparked my best friend’s flawless complexion. Also, years of braces and
faithful retainer-wearing have shaped Jana’s perfect smile, which she now
flashes my way, apparently satisfied with her mentally crafted reproduction.
“So, what did you come up with for your future son’s name?”
she asks.
“Chase.”
Jana’s eyes grow wide. “Chase? That’s a verb, not a name.”
“It’s also a noun, meaning pursuit.”
“Okay, Chase it is.” Jana carefully scribes my top boy’s
name in the book. “Does Andy agree with your choice?”
I toss my empty Gatorade bottle at her head, but she ducks
away, laughing.
Anyway, unlucky Chase will probably inherit my boring brown
hair, a few shades short of blond, and my light brown eyes, more cafe latte
compared to Jana’s straight espresso. Also, I pray Chase won’t have my high
forehead because boys really can’t cover up that particular physical trait with
fringe bangs.
“Check tomorrow’s assignment.” I’m more than ready to drop
the subject of baby names and potential husbands. “We can start a rough draft
tonight and finalize it in homeroom tomorrow.”
Jana flips the page. “It’s an awesome
achievement list. The top ten things you’ve done to make your life bigger and
better.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer is a freelance writer and YA author. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, working on home design projects, or trying to meet the daily goals on her Fitbit. My Senior Year of Awesome is her first novel.
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