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The Stillness Before the Start

by Jennifer Ann Shore

Ambition and a risky alliance

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Ambition and a risky alliance

Harper Reed is defined by academic achievement, careful planning, and private ambitions; Dylan Archer is a track star with wealth and a strained connection to Harper’s best friend. When Dylan asks Harper for help, she agrees despite their different social worlds and her reservations. The setup brings together school pressures, track and field, hidden secrets, and a decision that could shift the boundaries between them. The description frames the story around the tension between Harper’s plans and an uncertain connection with Dylan, while leaving the consequences of their choice open.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in young adult fiction.
  • Readers drawn to stories involving track and field and school ambitions.
  • Readers interested in a relationship that begins across social divisions and friendship tensions.

Themes

Ambition and planningTrack and fieldSecrets and trustSocial differencesFriendship tensions

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Book overview

I'm Harper Reed. The valedictorian. The scholarship kid. The girl next door. The obsessive planner.

 

I have big dreams and secrets, but against my better judgment, Dylan Archer is the one I confide in.

 

He's the rich kid with the world at his fingertips. The sworn enemy of my best friend. The one who hides behind an arrogant smirk. The track star who wants to run away from reality.

 

We're not in the same social circles or even capable of being friends, but when he asks for my help, I agree without considering the consequences. It's a reckless decision that has the potential to start something neither one of us can stop.

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