Furious (Preorder)

By Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos | Hardcover

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Publication Date: June 4th, 2024

After years racing go-karts and looking up to her mother, a celebrity Formula 1 racer, Jojo Emerson-Boyd should be starting her own racing career. But when she loses her mom in a tragic crash, Jojo’s future comes to a screeching halt. Now her dad won’t let her get a license, much less race. Instead, she’s stuck working at her grandmother’s mechanic shop in the sleepy small town of Dell’s Hollow.

But Jojo’s heart quickens when Motorcyle Girl Eliana “El” Blum shows up at the shop. El grew up on the motocross circuit sidelines, watching her sister and idol Maxine compete. When El mysteriously loses all contact with Max, she’s determined to find her, with her first clue leading straight to the mechanic shop, and to Jojo.

United by fate, the two quickly bond over Mario Kart showdowns and the Fast & Furious films. As their friendship shifts into something more, they’ll have to confront both their growing romance and the grief woven into their complicated families if they hope to chase down their dreams and make it across the finish line.

About the Author

Jamie Pacton is an award-nominated YA author who lives in Wisconsin with her family. She has a BA and MA in English Literature and teaches English at the college level. Her YA contemporary books include Lucky Girl and The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly (Page Street).

Rebecca Podos is a Lambda Literary Award-winning author of several YA novels. Her latest releases are Fools in Love (Running Press Kids), a co-edited YA anthology with Ashley Herring Blake, and the YA fantasy novel From Dust, A Flame (Balzer + Bray). By day, she’s an agent at the Rees Literary Agency in Boston.