{"product_id":"better-than-the-best-plan-paperback-1","title":"Better Than the Best Plan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Morrill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Morrill's \u003ci\u003eBetter Than the Best Plan\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh, funny, romantic YA novel about a teenage girl who finds an unexpected silver lining in her life when plans get turned upside down.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlans are made to be broken.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the last day of junior year, and seventeen-year-old Ritzy--short for Maritza--is pretty sure she has a great plan. Summer job--check. Hang with friends at the beach--check. Keep looking after herself as she's been doing since her mom bailed to follow her bliss--check. Or no check? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter someone reports that Ritzy is living alone, a social worker shows up and puts her into foster care. That's surprise enough. Even more surprising? Ritzy has been in foster care before, as an infant, and the woman who cared for her then takes her in again. But maybe the greatest surprise of all for Ritzy is that living with her foster mother, Kristin, in Kristin's gorgeous house, isn't all that bad. And neither is the cute, friendly boy next door. If Ritzy's mom hadn't gotten her back all those years ago, this is the life she could have had. But is it the life she \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e have had? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ritzy's old life catches up with her new one, she has some decisions to make. Can she plan for the worst, but still hope for the best?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Morrill \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several YA novels, including \u003ci\u003eMeant to Be\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeing Sloane Jacobs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Unscripted Life\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Indiana University, she has worked as a cashier at Target; a khaki-folder and greeter at the Gap; a balloon-animal-making, face-painting clown; a receptionist at a real estate agency; and a curatorial assistant at the world's largest children's museum. She has also held many jobs in higher education, from admissions to residence life and back again. She is now proud to call herself an Author with a capital A. Lauren lives in Macon, Georgia, with her husband, Adam (a journalism professor), and their two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396850499833,"sku":"9781250250742","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9RdkCKKmHE9781250250742_1424a76f-706c-48ca-a68f-89e6cac70f1f.webp?v=1770287592","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/better-than-the-best-plan-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}