Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

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Joya Goffney

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by debut author Joya Goffney is a story of an overly enthusiastic list maker who is blackmailed into completing a to-do list of all her worst fears. It's a heartfelt, tortured, contemporary YA high school romance. Fans of Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Kristina Forest's I Wanna Be Where You Are will love the juicy secrets and leap-off-the-page sexual tension. "A hilarious and swoonworthy story." --Kristina Forest, author of Now That I've Found You "A fun, emotionally rich romance with a sweet, imperfect character who will win your heart." --Liara Tamani, author of All the Things We Never Knew Quinn keeps lists of everything--from the days she's ugly cried, to "Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud" and all the boys she'd like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That is, until her journal goes missing . . . Then an anonymous account posts one of her lists on Instagram for the whole school to see and blackmails her into facing seven of her greatest fears, or else her entire journal will go public. Quinn doesn't know who to trust. Desperate, she teams up with Carter Bennett--the last known person to have her journal--in a race against time to track down the blackmailer. Together, they journey through everything Quinn's been too afraid to face, and along the way, Quinn finds the courage to be honest, to live in the moment, and to fall in love. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Epic Reads Recommended Pick at Target A Kirkus Children's Best Book of 2021

Romance

Coming Of Age

Teen Romance

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Author

Joya Goffney

Pages

352

Publisher

HarperTeen

Published Date

2021

ISBN

0063024799 9780063024793

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"Really liked this!"

Skye Edelson-Bennett

"Couldn’t put this one down! Had its cheesy/corny moments but I still enjoyed reading it. Touches upon some really important issues regarding race and identity within the Black community. All the loose ends were tied perfectly, so it made for a good casual read. "

Sara SoDeezy

"I couldn’t put this down. The plot was so much more than a list of secrets getting out, Quinn had such great character development, where she had to face her demons or the lies she told to herself and others."

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Zariah Grant

"I loved this book. I randomly found it at my library and picked it up, and it was amazing. Totally suggest it!!"

My name

"re read ( but i completely forgot about it ) like i always remembered the plot but had no idea where it was from !!! so happy i found this book again, carter is so nice and so fine omg. "

lora (taylors version)

"Could not put this down! Really cute story and a helpful way to learn a little about another culture. "

Rachel Craddock

"shows a lot about confrontation and honesty. though I feel I always knew who the perpetrator was, it was nice to stick around and see the development in Quinn before the big aha moment."