Young Adults, Ages 14+
Just Our Luck
Anxiety has Leo all tangled up, but a twist of fate can change everything.
"Bad luck follows lies." That was the first rule for life that Leo's Greek grandmother, Yia Yia, gave him before she died. But Leo's anxiety just caused a fight at school, and though he didn't lie, he wasn't exactly honest about how it all went down . . . how he went down. Now Leo's father thinks a self-defense class is exactly what his son needs to "man up."
"Leave the Paros family alone." That was Yia Yia's second rule for life. But who does Leo see sitting at the front desk of the local gym? Evey Paros, whose family supposedly cursed Leo's with bad luck. Seeing that Leo is desperate to enroll in anything but self-defense class, Evey cuts him a deal: she'll secretly enroll him in hot yoga instead—for a price. But what could the brilliant, ruthless, forbidden Evey Paros want from Leo?
Sharp, honest, and compulsively readable, Just Our Luck is as funny as it is heartwarming.
PRAISE
"A masterpiece" —Kirkus, starred review
"Walton’s personal story focuses on the internal life of Leo, whose voice and character prove to be completely endearing. . . . [A] character-driven exploration of mental health through friendship, family, and art." —Booklist
"A feel-good story, with shades of Holes and The Karate Kid" —Bulletin
In this Amazon Best Book of the Month--with a very timely theme around girls and their bodies--a teen rewrites sex education, one viral post at a time.
FOR PARENTS & YOUNG READERS
A Note on Content
romance ∙ friendship ∙ family
BEHIND THE BOOK
A Note From Julia
[Short personal note — where the story came from, what surprised her in writing it. Two or three sentences.]
