Now on the wrong side of Iris, who also happens to be one of the meanest girls in school, Claudia doesn't know what to expect when the two are paired up to write a paper - let alone when they're both forced to try out for the school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.īut mandatory participation has its upsides - namely, an unexpected friendship with Iris (fueled by a boy band obsession) and a guy named Gideon Prewett, who just happens to have the best dimpled smile Claudia's ever seen. Those characters include Claudia who, on the day of the last party of the summer, overhears the breakup of Paige and Iris, the It-couple at her school. I also loved the idea of writing about a high school production where the play is a bit reflective of what is going on in the lives of the characters."
"I was involved in a high school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream when I was in college, and I was so inspired by the passion and commitment of the kids who were involved in the show. "In the case of Foolish Hearts, I knew I wanted to write a story about a school play," Mills tells Bustle. For her latest book, Foolish Hearts, Mills started with Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. From her first release, 2015's First & Then, which was heavily inspired by both Pride & Prejudice and Friday Night Lights, to 2016's This Adventure Ends which tackled TV fandom, Mills has had a knack for combining a relatable love of pop culture with all the realistic growing pains of our teenage years.
with some super relatable pop culture influences thrown in. Through these friendship struggles and romances old and new, Mills evokes the high stakes and vast rewards of trust, intimacy, and honesty.When it comes to Emma Mills books, you know you can expect a young adult perspective on life and love. ★ “Mills thoughtfully explores the nuances of all kinds of relationships, both friendly and romantic, via Claudia and her circle of friends. Smart, funny, and thoroughly, wonderfully flawed, Claudia navigates a world of intense friendships and tentative romance in this book about expanding your horizons, allowing yourself to be vulnerable, and accepting―and loving―people for who they really are. Thrown together against their will in the class production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, along with the goofiest, cutest boy Claudia has ever known, Iris and Claudia are in for an eye-opening senior year. When Claudia accidentally eavesdrops on the epic breakup of Paige and Iris, the it-couple at her school, she finds herself in hot water with prickly, difficult Iris. Available now: IndieBound // Barnes & Noble
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