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Squad Goals: Nerdy by New Year
To get the guy, she'll have to get down and nerdy!Lucy and Simon used to be inseparable...until Lucy hopped on the popularity train by humiliating Simon in front of the whole school. Now, her senior year goal is to get him back by New Year’s Eve.Step Join his club and find a cause.Step Prove to him she’s more than a mean girl.Step Earn his trust, and maybe his heart.Simon is perfectly fine with never speaking to Lucy again, especially after she humiliated him sophomore year. But then she walks into his Key Club meeting with a mission, and suddenly old feelings come roaring back. Lucy and Simon started the year as enemies, but they may just end it in each other’s arms.
204 pages, Paperback
Published December 12, 2019
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December 12, 2020
A More Innocent High School Version Of The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants Series! Simon & Lucy’s Second Chance Romance Is A Delightful Light Read About High School Love – Perfect For Middle And High Schoolers.
This is book two in the Squad Goals series about three girls in their senior year at Delinki High School in Minnesota. It is a smallish school with a population of eight hundred in a somewhat rural area. Addie, Lucy, and Nora – the squad - have a tradition of sorts that began their freshman year. They begin each school year with a sleepover in Nora’s barn. They each write their squad goals for the year into a special notebook, then pass the notebook around, each in turn taking a season with the notebook and a turn to fulfill their goals. This series is a more innocent high school version of The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. It is clean (just some kisses and cuddling), so appropriate for middle schoolers and high schoolers.
Book one, Hot by Halloween, is Addie Altman and Gray Turner’s story. So far, Addie has achieved her goals each year. Senior year she vows to get revenge after being dumped as a junior and heads to the swim teem where she meets Gray, the new guy, and both their plans get turned upside down. In this book, Nerdy by New Year, Lucy Caldwell has a mixed record of achieving her goals. This year she hopes to make amends with a few people from her past, but she never foresaw that her old nerdy best friend, Simon Hawkins, would have turned into a dreamy Clark Kent. In Promised by Prom, book three, Nora Henry hopes to finally get her chance at love. She has had no luck achieving her goals and considers herself an ugly duckling. Little does she expect that Addie’s brother Max Altman, a grade below, will catch her attention. The jokester is very popular with the girls, but has secretly held a torch for Nora since forever.
Lucy Caldwell did some things she isn’t proud of in her past – all in the name of being popular. But she is heading off to college next year and doesn’t want to graduate with a guilty conscience, so she makes three goals for her senior year. First, she owes her ex-boyfriend Trevor an apology. Next, she needs to be unselfish and give back to society in some way. Finally, she needs to earn Simon Hawkins’ forgiveness for the horrible incident that humiliated him in front of the whole school and put an end to their friendship two years ago. But even she knew that might not be possible.
Simon Hawkins is a nerd. Not that he minds it – he loves Star Wars and Star Trek. He plans on attending MSU next year and is working on his RA application to shave some costs. His family went through some rough times a few years back, and though they are getting back on track now, he cannot take money for granted. He is heavily involved in the Key Club at school, which looks great on applications and should boost his chances for getting RA. This year he is president, and everything his small group has worked for over the years – all the volunteer hours – is about to pay off. He has been working hard to organize the club’s four day trip to D.C. over the New Year, planning tours and activities. But the last thing he expects to happen is for Lucy Caldwell to show up at his meeting and ask to go along.
Simon and Lucy’s story is a sweet second-chance romance. Simon is adorably nerdy and insecure. He has never had a girlfriend before and is plagued by insecurities when Lucy comes back into his life. He wants more than friendship but cannot afford to make any mistakes where she is concerned. Lucy quickly learns that her old friend has changed in the past two years, and once they start speaking again she realizes what a catch he has turned into. She, too, has insecurities despite her dating experience. Lucy has a lot of growing up to do in this story, but she faces it head on. She reexamines her priorities and finds some things are not as important as she once thought. Simon and Lucy get to know one another again as they struggle with their feelings for one another, but there are a few bumps along the road (though the drama is mostly minimal). Their story deals with betrayal and revenge as well as friendship and forgiveness.
Simon and Lucy’s story is a delightful light read about high school love – perfect for middle and high schoolers. It is nicely written. The plot is fairly simple. The characters are nicely developed and realistic. The story is written in first person. The POV alternates between Simon and Lucy. I rate this book 4.5 stars.
This is book two in the Squad Goals series about three girls in their senior year at Delinki High School in Minnesota. It is a smallish school with a population of eight hundred in a somewhat rural area. Addie, Lucy, and Nora – the squad - have a tradition of sorts that began their freshman year. They begin each school year with a sleepover in Nora’s barn. They each write their squad goals for the year into a special notebook, then pass the notebook around, each in turn taking a season with the notebook and a turn to fulfill their goals. This series is a more innocent high school version of The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. It is clean (just some kisses and cuddling), so appropriate for middle schoolers and high schoolers.
Book one, Hot by Halloween, is Addie Altman and Gray Turner’s story. So far, Addie has achieved her goals each year. Senior year she vows to get revenge after being dumped as a junior and heads to the swim teem where she meets Gray, the new guy, and both their plans get turned upside down. In this book, Nerdy by New Year, Lucy Caldwell has a mixed record of achieving her goals. This year she hopes to make amends with a few people from her past, but she never foresaw that her old nerdy best friend, Simon Hawkins, would have turned into a dreamy Clark Kent. In Promised by Prom, book three, Nora Henry hopes to finally get her chance at love. She has had no luck achieving her goals and considers herself an ugly duckling. Little does she expect that Addie’s brother Max Altman, a grade below, will catch her attention. The jokester is very popular with the girls, but has secretly held a torch for Nora since forever.
Lucy Caldwell did some things she isn’t proud of in her past – all in the name of being popular. But she is heading off to college next year and doesn’t want to graduate with a guilty conscience, so she makes three goals for her senior year. First, she owes her ex-boyfriend Trevor an apology. Next, she needs to be unselfish and give back to society in some way. Finally, she needs to earn Simon Hawkins’ forgiveness for the horrible incident that humiliated him in front of the whole school and put an end to their friendship two years ago. But even she knew that might not be possible.
Simon Hawkins is a nerd. Not that he minds it – he loves Star Wars and Star Trek. He plans on attending MSU next year and is working on his RA application to shave some costs. His family went through some rough times a few years back, and though they are getting back on track now, he cannot take money for granted. He is heavily involved in the Key Club at school, which looks great on applications and should boost his chances for getting RA. This year he is president, and everything his small group has worked for over the years – all the volunteer hours – is about to pay off. He has been working hard to organize the club’s four day trip to D.C. over the New Year, planning tours and activities. But the last thing he expects to happen is for Lucy Caldwell to show up at his meeting and ask to go along.
Simon and Lucy’s story is a sweet second-chance romance. Simon is adorably nerdy and insecure. He has never had a girlfriend before and is plagued by insecurities when Lucy comes back into his life. He wants more than friendship but cannot afford to make any mistakes where she is concerned. Lucy quickly learns that her old friend has changed in the past two years, and once they start speaking again she realizes what a catch he has turned into. She, too, has insecurities despite her dating experience. Lucy has a lot of growing up to do in this story, but she faces it head on. She reexamines her priorities and finds some things are not as important as she once thought. Simon and Lucy get to know one another again as they struggle with their feelings for one another, but there are a few bumps along the road (though the drama is mostly minimal). Their story deals with betrayal and revenge as well as friendship and forgiveness.
Simon and Lucy’s story is a delightful light read about high school love – perfect for middle and high schoolers. It is nicely written. The plot is fairly simple. The characters are nicely developed and realistic. The story is written in first person. The POV alternates between Simon and Lucy. I rate this book 4.5 stars.
April 7, 2020
Lucy wants to make some positive changes to her life. Rather than pushing past mistakes under a rug and forgetting them, she wants to make amends. Lucy’s friends dubbed this plan “Nerdy by New Year”. Though Lucy doesn’t exactly agree that her plan has to make her nerdy, she goes along with her friends’ idea to give her a make under.
As she makes amends she finds herself thrown into the deep end of charity work with Simon. Simon was her close childhood friend, who she hurt.
A great, romantic story about allying oneself with the people who bring out the best in us!
Disclaimer: Some of the ideas, vocabulary (at least?one curse word), and themes would not be appropriate for every audience.
I received an ARC of this audiobook and am giving a voluntary review.
As she makes amends she finds herself thrown into the deep end of charity work with Simon. Simon was her close childhood friend, who she hurt.
A great, romantic story about allying oneself with the people who bring out the best in us!
Disclaimer: Some of the ideas, vocabulary (at least?one curse word), and themes would not be appropriate for every audience.
I received an ARC of this audiobook and am giving a voluntary review.
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