The Resolutions, by Mia Garcia
From hiking trips to four-person
birthday parties to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have
always been inseparable.
But now with senior year on the horizon, they’ve been
growing apart. And so, as always, Jess makes a plan.
Reinstating their usual tradition of
making resolutions together on New Year’s Eve, Jess adds a new twist: instead
of making their own resolutions, the four friends assign them to one
another—dares like kiss someone you know is wrong for you, find your calling
outside your mom’s Puerto Rican restaurant, finally learn Spanish, and say yes
to everything.
But as the year unfolds, Jess, Lee,
Ryan, and Nora each test the bonds that hold them together. And amid first
loves, heartbreaks, and life-changing decisions, beginning again is never as
simple as it seems.
“Riveting and heartrending. This celebration of Latinx
culture and the power of a community to create healing and growth is
recommended as a first purchase.” (School Library Journal (starred review))
“[This story] explores heartbreak, family commitments, dreams, friendship, and other familiar adolescent challenges with authentic sensitivity.” (Publishers Weekly)
“A warm, comforting story of identity and self-discovery.” (ALA Booklist)
“[This story] explores heartbreak, family commitments, dreams, friendship, and other familiar adolescent challenges with authentic sensitivity.” (Publishers Weekly)
“A warm, comforting story of identity and self-discovery.” (ALA Booklist)
