From the author of Words on Bathroom Walls-- now a major motion picture--comes a romance in the spirit of Dear Evan Hansen about overcoming anxiety--and about finding love and friendship in unlikely places.
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She received an MFA in creative writing from Chapman University and BA in History from UC Irvine.
A feel-good story, with shades of Holes and The Karate Kid -- Bulletin About author(s): JULIA Walton is the author of the award-winning Words on Bathroom Walls .
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.
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 who does Leo see sitting at the front desk of the local gym? Evey Paros, whose family supposedly cursed Leo\'s with bad luck.
That was Yia Yia\'s second rule for life.
Leave the Paros family alone.
Now Leo\'s father thinks a self-defense class is exactly what his son needs to man up. how he went down. . .
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 .
That was the first rule for life that Leo\'s Greek grandmother, Yia Yia, gave him before she died. ★ A masterpiece --Kirkus, starred review Bad Luck follows lies.
From the author of Words on Bathroom Walls-- now a major motion picture--comes a romance in the spirit of Dear Evan Hansen about overcoming anxiety--and about finding love and friendship in unlikely places
