Tim Tharp

SUTTER KEELY. HE''S the guy you want at your party. He''ll get everyone dancing. He''ll get everyone in your parents'' pool. Okay, so he''s not exactly a shining academic star. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding men''s shirts for a living. But there are plenty of ladies in town, and with the help of Dean Martin and Seagram''s V.O., life''s pretty fabuloso, actually. Until the morning he wakes up on a random front lawn, and he meets Aimee. Aimee''s clueless. Aimee is a social disaster. Aimee needs help, and it''s up to the Sutterman to show Aimee a splendiferous time and then let her go forth and prosper. But Aimee''s not like other girls, and before long he''s in way over his head. For the first time in his life, he has the power to make a difference in someone else''s life--or ruin it forever.

So, my beautiful fat girlfriend, Cassidy, is threatening to kick me to the curb again, my best friend suddenly wants to put the brakes on our lives of fabulous fun, my mom and big sister are plotting a future in which I turn into an atomic vampire, and my dad, well, my dad is a big fat question mark that I''m not sure I want the answer to.Some people would let a senior year like this get them down. Not me. I''m Sutter Keely, master of the party. I''m your man when it comes to cranking the wild times. But don''t mistake a midnight philosopher like me for nothing more than a shallow party boy. Just ask Aimee, the new girl in my life. She saw the depth of the Sutterman from that first moment when she found me passed out on the front lawn. Okay, so she''s a social disaster; but that''s where I come in. Isn''t it my duty to show her a splendiferous time, and then let her go forth and prosper?Yes, life is weird, but I embrace the weird. Let everyone else go marching off into their great shining futures if they want. Me, I''ve always been more than content to tip my whiskey bottle and take a ride straight into the heart of the Spectacular Now.

In a small Oklahoma town, one star linebacker must decide what kind of man he wants to be--both on and off the field.Welcome to Kennisaw--where Friday night high school football ranks right up there with God and country, and sometimes even comes in first. This year, the Kennisaw Knights are going for their fifth straight undefeated season, and if they succeed, theyll be more than the best high school team in the eastern Oklahoma hill country--theyll be legends.But the Knights legacy is a heavy weight to carry for Hampton, linebacker and star of the team. On the field, hes so in control youd think he was able to stop time. But his life off the field is a different story. His father walked out on him and his mom years ago, and now his mom has a new boyfriend every week. Hes drawn to a smart, quirky girl at school--the type a star athlete just isnt supposed to associate with. And meanwhile, his best friend and teammate Blaine--the true friend who first introduced Hampton to football back when he had nothing else--is becoming uncomfortably competitive, and hes demanding Hamptons loyalty even as Hampton thinks hes going too far.This unforgettable novel is the story of a boy whose choices will decide the kind of man he becomes, and raises powerful questions about sportsmanship, loyalty, and the deceptiveness of legends.

All Dylan wants is mojo. What is mojo? Its power. The ability to command respect. Its everything Dylan doesnt have. He gets no respect at school, and when he finds the dead body of a classmate, even the police push him around. All the thanks he gets for trying to help the investigation with his crime drama skills is a new nickname at school: Body Bag. So when Dylan hears about a missing rich girl from the other side of town, he jumps at the chance to dive into this mystery. Surely if he cracks a case involving a girl this beautiful and this rich, hell get not only a hefty cash reward, but the mojo hes looking for. His investigation takes him into the world of an elite private high school and an underground club called Gangland. As Dylanalong with his loyal friends Audrey and Randyfalls down the rabbit hole, lured by the power of privilege, he begins to lose himself. And the stakes of the game keep getting higher.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST!SUTTER KEELY. HES the guy you want at your party. Hell get everyone dancing. He ll get everyone in your parents pool. Okay, so hes not exactly a shining academic star. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding mens shirts for a living. But there are plenty of ladies in town, and with the help of Dean Martin and Seagrams V.O., lifes pretty fabuloso, actually. Until the morning he wakes up on a random front lawn, and he meets Aimee. Aimees clueless. Aimee is a social disaster. Aimee needs help, and its up to the Sutterman to show Aimee a splendiferous time and then let her go forth and prosper. But Aimees not like other girls, and before long hes in way over his head. For the first time in his life, he has the power to make a difference in someone elses lifeor ruin it forever.Now a major motion picture -- one of the most buzzed-about films at Sundance, starring Shailene Woodley (star of The Fault in our Stars and Divergent) and Miles Teller (star of Whiplash).

Ceejay has never been pretty or popular, but she knows who she is: shes younger sister to Bobby, the most charming bad boy in town. Bobbys a bit wild, but with his big heart and sense of fun, everybody loves him. And nobody understands Ceejay like Bobby.Now, Ceejay cant wait for Bobby to return home from his tour in Iraq. But then he turns up unannounced and seems to be avoiding his family. And hes so different. His wild streak has become reckless. His sense of fun has become desperate. And seeing this, Ceejays own tough shell begins to crack. How can she believe in being strong when her hero is broken?As she tries to get Bobby back, Ceejay begins to reexamine her family, her community, and everyone in her life. What she finds is that true strength is not quite what she thought it was.

Así estamos. Cassidy está a punto de darme la patada, mi mejor amigo se ha rajado y ahora quiere poner freno a nuestras vidas de diversión ilimitada, mi madre y mi hermana conspiran para que me convierta en uno de esos trabajadores zombis, y mi padre, bueno, mi padre es un gran interrogante que no estoy seguro de querer desvelar. Mucha gente se volveria loca con este panorama en su ultimo año de instituto. Pero yo no. Yo soy Sutter Keely, el rey de las fiestas. Y no confundas a este filosofo trasnochado con el tipico fiestero, tio. Pregunta a Aimee, la nueva chica de mi vida. Ella vio la profundidad del Sutterman desde el momento en que me encontro durmiendo la mona en la entrada de su casa. Si, vale, Aimee es un desastre social ¡pero ahi entro yo! Que todo el mundo persiga sus deslumbrantes futuros si quieren. Yo siempre he estado mas que satisfecho viendo como se vacia mi botella de whisky y enfrentandome cara a cara con el corazon mismo de# mi espectacular ahora.