Will a single night of nerdery be enough? The trouble is, right now, Bleeders-and her fellow “Bloodygits”-may just mean the world to her. The show is subject to her boyfriend’s lofty scorn, but Zoe is nothing like these colorful hordes “wearing their inside on their outside.” Once her flirtation with fandom is over, she will get back to the important business of planning a future with Simon. But speaking of unnecessary risks, Zoe’s on a plane to Atlanta, sneaking off to Dragon Con for the second season premiere of Bleeders. It’s good to have her love life resolved, checked off, done. She isn’t sure which college yet, but it will have a strong political science department, since her perfect boyfriend, Simon, plans to “save the country,” as his sister puts it, “and the planet and everything.” Zoe will follow along, the perfect serious, supportive girlfriend. Her mental checklist goes something like this: 1) Meet soulmate: DONE! 2) Make commitment: DONE! 3) Marriage: TO COME! (after college). She has faith in a properly organized to-do list and avoids unnecessary risks. In Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good, a buttoned-up overachiever works overtime to keep her inner nerd at bay-failing spectacularly-in Nancy Werlin’s hilarious and heartfelt return to contemporary realistic fiction. Planning is Zoe Rosenthal’s superpower.

Join Porter Square Books for a virtual joint book launch celebrating Nancy Werlin's new YA novel, Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good and Leah Cypess's middle grade debut, Thornwood! This event is hosted on Crowdcast, and is free and open to all.

Impossible by nancy werlin