Lauren Morrill's Better Than the Best Plan is a fresh, funny, romantic YA novel about a teenage girl who finds an unexpected silver lining in her life when plans get turned upside down.
Plans are made to be broken.
Itâs the last day of junior year, and seventeen-year-old Ritzyâshort for Maritzaâis pretty sure she has a great plan. Summer jobâcheck. Hang with friends at the beachâcheck. Keep looking after herself as sheâs been doing since her mom bailed to follow her blissâcheck. Or no check?
After someone reports that Ritzy is living alone, a social worker shows up and puts her into foster care. Thatâs surprise enough. Even more surprising? Ritzy has been in foster care before, as an infant, and the woman who cared for her then takes her in again. But maybe the greatest surprise of all for Ritzy is that living with her foster mother, Kristin, in Kristinâs gorgeous house, isnât all that bad. And neither is the cute, friendly boy next door. If Ritzyâs mom hadnât gotten her back all those years ago, this is the life she could have had. But is it the life she should have had?
When Ritzyâs old life catches up with her new one, she has some decisions to make. Can she plan for the worst, but still hope for the best?