Lauren Myracle brings her signature frank, funny, and insightful

writing to this novel of a teenage boy’s coming-of-age.

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Paul Walden is not an alpha lobster, the
hypermasculine crustacean king who
intimidates the other male lobsters, beds
all the lady lobsters, and wins at life. At least
not according to the ego-bursting feedback
he’s received in his freshman seminar. But
Paul finds a funny, faithful friend in Roby
Smalls, and maybe—oh god, please—he’s
beginning to catch the interest of smart,
beautiful Natalia Gutierrez. Cruising On sale April 14, 2020
through high school as a sauced-out, rap- HC: 978-1-5362-0605-0
$18.99 ($21.99 CAN)
loving beta lobster suits Paul fine, and if life
Also available as an e-book and in audio
ever gets him down? Smoke a little weed, Age 14 and up • 288 pages
crunch a few pills . . . it’s all good.

But in the treacherous currents of teenage #thisboy

culture, it’s easy to get pulled under. With
perfect frankness, Lauren Myracle lays bare
the life of one boy as he navigates friend-
ship, love, loss, and addiction. It’s life at its
most ordinary and most unforgettable.
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About the Author
Lauren Myracle is the author of many popular books
for teens and tweens, including Under the Moon: A
Catwoman Tale; the New York Times bestsellers ttyl
and ttfn; the Upside-Down Magic series; the Wishing
Day trilogy; and many more. A Netflix adaptation of
Let It Snow, her novel cowritten with John Green and
Maureen Johnson, will air in late 2019. She has been
referred to as a modern-day Judy Blume and has sold
over three million books worldwide. Lauren Myracle
lives with her family in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Photo by Randy Bartels

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