Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by debut author Joya Goffney is a story of an overly enthusiastic list maker who is blackmailed into completing a to-do list of all her worst fears. Itās a heartfelt, tortured, contemporary YA high school romance. Fans of Jenny Hanās To All the Boys Iāve Loved Before and Kristina Forestās I Wanna Be Where You Are will love the juicy secrets and leap-off-the-page sexual tension.
āA hilarious and swoonworthy story.ā āKristina Forest, author of Now That Iāve Found You
āA fun, emotionally rich romance with a sweet, imperfect character who will win your heart.ā āLiara Tamani, author of All the Things We Never Knew
Quinn keeps lists of everythingāfrom the days sheās ugly cried, to āThings That I Would Never Admit Out Loudā and all the boys sheād like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That is, until her journal goes missing . . .
Then an anonymous account posts one of her lists on Instagram for the whole school to see and blackmails her into facing seven of her greatest fears, or else her entire journal will go public. Quinn doesnāt know who to trust. Desperate, she teams up with Carter Bennettāthe last known person to have her journalāin a race against time to track down the blackmailer.
Together, they journey through everything Quinnās been too afraid to face, and along the way, Quinn finds the courage to be honest, to live in the moment, and to fall in love.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Epic Reads Recommended Pick at Target
A Kirkus Children's Best Book of 2021