Jessica Verdi konzentriert sich auf das Schreiben für junge Leser und erforscht die Komplexität der Adoleszenz. Ihre Arbeit zeichnet sich durch Ehrlichkeit und ihre Fähigkeit aus, authentische Teenager-Erlebnisse einzufangen. Verdi verwebt oft Humor mit tieferen Emotionen und schafft so Geschichten, die sowohl unterhaltsam als auch zum Nachdenken anregend sind. Ihr Stil soll bei einem jungen Publikum Anklang finden und ihnen eine Perspektive bieten, durch die sie ihr eigenes Leben betrachten können.
Lexi has a secret.She never meant for her mom to find out. And now she's afraid that what's left of her family is going to fall apart for good.Lexi knows she can fix everything. She can change. She can learn to like boys. New Horizons summer camp has promised to transform her life, and there's nothing she wants more than to start over.But sometimes love has its own path...
For fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, this is a riveting and irresistible take on love, life, and identity -- both online and off. CeCe Ross is kind of a big deal. She and her girlfriend, Silvie, are social media influencers with zillions of fans and followers, known for their cute outfits and being #relationshipgoals. So when Silvie breaks up with her, CeCe is devastated. She's lost her first love, and now she can't help but wonder if she'll lose her followers as well. Things get even messier when CeCe meets Josh, a new boy in town who is very much Not Online. CeCe isn't surprised to be falling for a guy; she's always known she's bi. And Josh is sweet and smart and has excellent taste in donuts... but he has no idea that CeCe is internet-famous. And CeCe sort of wants to keep it that way. But when CeCe's secrets catch up to her, she finds herself in the middle of an online storm, where she'll have to confront the blurriness of public vs. private life, and figure out what it really means to speak her truth.