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Everywhere You Want to Be

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Tilly has been given an ultimatum from her mother— she can attend the summer dance program of her dreams in NYC if she puts her deposit in for fall admission to Georgetown but Matilda Castillo schemes how to get the best of both worlds. With her deposit in, and a deferment until next year, Tilly sets out to pursue her dream of professional dancing. But in the cutthroat world of dance, she may have made a few enemies.

Matilda Castillo has always followed the rules, but when she gets injured senior year, she's sure her dreams of becoming a contemporary dancer have slipped away. So when Tilly gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend the summer with a New York dance troupe, nothing can stop her from saying yes—not her mother, not her fears of the big city, and not the commitment she made to Georgetown. Tilly's mother allows her to go on two conditions: one, Tilly will regularly visit her abuela in New Jersey, and two, after the summer, she'll give up dancing and go off to college.

Armed with her red vintage sunglasses and her pros and cons lists, Tilly strikes out, determined to turn a summer job into a career—and figure out how to break it to her mother later. Along the way she meets new friends ... and new enemies. Tilly isn't the only one desperate to dance, and fellow troupe member Sabrina Wolfrik intends to succeed at any cost. But despite dodging sabotage and blackmail attempts from Sabrina, Tilly can't help but fall in love with the city, especially since Paolo, a handsome musician from her past, is also calling New York home for the summer.

As the weeks wind down and the competition with Sabrina heats up, Tilly's future is on the line. She must decide whether to follow her mother's dream of college or leap into the unknown to pursue her own dreams.

A modern take inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, Everywhere You Want to Be features:

  • A strong, charismatic female lead; soft boy love interest; mean girl antagonist
  • A clean and wholesome romance, and passionate career choice
  • Tie-in with Christina June's It Started With Goodbye, and No Place Like Here
  • Perfect for fans of Elise Bryant, Morgan Matson, and Sarah Dessen
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      • School Library Journal

        April 1, 2018

        Gr 7 Up-Eighteen-year-old Matilda (Tilly) Castillo dreams of a future as a professional dancer, but her mom insists that she enroll in college. Her lifelong dream was almost destroyed a year prior from a slip on the ice; now, opportunity has knocked again in the form of an invitation to participate in a summer dance program in New York City. Tilly is allowed to go, provided that she enrolls in college and makes the deposit, which she does-with a one-year deferment. Once in New York, the teen instantly connects with Charlotte Tran, her outgoing roommate and dance team member. Together they explore the city where Tilly encounters and reconnects with Paolo, a very handsome and hip drummer she rejected while she was injured and angry over her accident. Another dance team member, Sabrina, seems to take an instant disliking to her and tries to ruin Tilly's opportunity to earn a spot with a professional dance group. June has succeeded in creating a diverse set of characters each with their own distinct goals in life. Themes of pursuing dreams, forging one's own path, overcoming hardship, and surviving overzealous competition are interwoven with great balance and will resonate with teens. VERDICT A recommended general purchase.-Susan Harris, Ridgeway High School, TN

        Copyright 2018 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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