![]() ![]() She's a typical wallflower-shy and nervous to talk to people, and it was so wonderful to see her open up. I could relate SO MUCH to Codi, and I found her such a wonderful narrator. Late to the Party is a great queer coming-of-age about self-discovery and friendship and experiencing all the firsts of life. When I picked up this book, I was not expecting it to make me ache for things I've never done, friends I've never had, and a teenagerhood I never got. Late to the Party is an ode to late bloomers and wallflowers everywhere. The only problem? Codi never tells Maritza or JaKory about any of it.įrom author Kelly Quindlen comes a poignant and deeply relatable story about friendship, self-acceptance, what it means to be a Real Teenager. ![]() In return for never talking about that kiss, Ricky takes Codi under his wing and draws her into a wild summer filled with late nights, new experiences, and one really cute girl named Lydia. Straight kids.īut then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids, Ricky, kissing another boy in the dark, and an unexpected friendship is formed. ![]() ![]() So when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party, Codi is highly skeptical. It’s because she and her two best friends, Maritza and JaKory, spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out too late. Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. ![]()
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