The Unlikelies

By Carrie Firestone

Book Overview

Five teens embark on a summer of vigilante good samaritanism in a novel that's part The Breakfast Club, part The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and utterly captivating.

Rising high school senior Sadie is bracing herself for a long, lonely, and boring summer. But things take an unexpected turn when she steps in to help rescue a baby in distress and a video of her good deed goes viral.

Suddenly internet-famous, Sadie's summer changes for the better when she's introduced to other "hometown heroes." These five very different teens form an unlikely alliance to secretly right local wrongs, but when they try to help a heroin-using friend, they get in over their heads and discover that there might be truth in the saying "no good deed goes unpunished." Can Sadie and her new friends make it through the summer with their friendships--and anonymity--intact?

This rich and thought-provoking novel takes on timely issues and timeless experiences with a winning combination of romance, humor, and wisdom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316382892
• ISBN13: 9780316382892
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

A cute little read but not as epic as I had imagined.

This book seems very normal and maybe that's why I wasn't blown away by it. The characters are decent enough but none of them have anything special enough about them to make you like them. You can easily tell where the story is going and its just a simple easy read. It has the typical teen issues (does he like me? My friends left me for the summer and I'm sad! blah blah).