Free Pizza Party with Debut YA Author Abby White!

This Friday at 5:30pm, Secret World Books (1774 2nd St, Highland Park) is excited to welcome Abby White for a free pizza party and reading/conversation to celebrate her charming, unforgettable debut YA novel, D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T!

Abby just graduated from the low residency MFA program in Creative Writing at UNR-Lake Tahoe where Secret World Books\’ co-owner Gayle Brandeis had the joy of mentoring her as she wrote D.J.’s story. In this delightful novel, it’s the beginning of the school year—and Briar’s newest resident, D.J. Rosenblum, is not here for it. Ever since her cousin Rachel died, D.J.’s family has been a mess: Her aunt and uncle are catatonic. Her mom is even more scatterbrained than usual. She had to postpone her bat mitzvah a whole year. Worst of all, she and her mom had to move—leaving her best friend, Eva, behind.

Briar does have one redeeming factor, though: Here, in Rachel’s hometown, D.J. can finally get to the bottom of her cousin’s death. With the help of a chatty journalist and a queen-bee hacker, D.J. can fill in the last days of Rachel’s life. And if she can just figure out her Torah portion—with help from her cute tutor, Jonah—maybe, just maybe, she’ll be able to solve a bigger mystery.

For fans of Looking for Alaska and Never Have I Ever comes Abby White’s debut novel, D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T. It’s a basket of matzo ball soup dumplings for anyone learning to chart their own path, navigate new friendships and crushes, and figure out how to love—and live—after loss.

Come out for pizza and bookish celebration!