Vivian Lantz's Second Chances

Written by Kathryn Ormsbee

Cursed with disastrous first days of school, a girl wakes up to relive her worst one.

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320 pages· 67,853 words· Est. 9.5 hour read· ~710L· AR 4.6 · 10 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

Every year, terrible things happen to Vivian Lantz on the first day of school, and eighth grade starts worst of all. Then she wakes up to the same day again, and again. At first Vivian sees the time loop as a chance to get her perfect plan back on track, but each new try brings crushes, mean-girl drama and surprises that make her rethink what a perfect day really is.

From the publisher

Groundhog Day meets Eighth Grade in this time-loop story set on the first day of school, from the critically acclaimed author of Candidly Cline.Vivian Lantz is cursed. Every year, terrible things happen on her first day of school. This year, Vivian has a plan to conquer eighth grade. But eighth grade? Turns out to start with her worst first day yet. Vivian can't wait to put it all behind her. But instead of waking up to a brand-new day, Vivian somehow gets stuck reliving her catastrophic one. Curse: 9,000 - Vivian: 0. Then she sees her misfortune for what it is: the golden opportunity to get her perfect plan back on track. But when her second chance turns into a third, a fourth, and a fifth, Vivian might have to let go of the perfect day of her dreams... and make a few surprising choices along the way. This delightfully awkward saga of first crushes, mean-girl drama, and unexpected magic is sure to please fans of Mark Oshiro, Lisa Jenn Bigelow, and Julie Murphy--and any reader who's ever been nervous about their first day of school.

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