Language: R (72 swears, 6 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (teenage hijinks e.g. non-graphic skinnydipping, joyriding, a couple instances of teenage drinking); Violence: PG (some verbal fights)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
High school senior Clark is stuck repeating the same day, Sept 19th, over 300+ times. He has done all the things (as you can imagine) but regardless of his actions, he restarts the day again every Sept 19th at 7:15 a.m. Until, one day (day 310) he meets Beau, who enters Clark's life with appreciated novelty. After a delightful day unlike all the others, Clark wants to have more tomorrows with Beau, but how can he when he is still stuck in his never-ending today?
I really loved this book. I was fully invested in the time loop mystery. I appreciated the lessons Clark learned from living each day over and over again, especially the idea of how important it is to make our lives meaningful and to make connections with those around us. The author talked in the acknowledgements about the loneliness of COVID isolation as the inspiration for this book and that was such an interesting lens to reflect with. There is also the underlying message of hope for queer kids, and for all their future tomorrows, which I highly appreciated. Diversity note: Clark is white of Western European descent, and Beau is biracial, half-Black, half-white.
Kiera, ELA Teacher
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