The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye.

Varsity tennis captain Ezra Faulkner was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was before--before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and before he fell in love with unpredictable new girl Cassidy Thorpe.

As Kirkus Reviews said in a starred review, "Schneider takes familiar stereotypes and infuses them with plenty of depth. Here are teens who could easily trade barbs and double entendres with the characters that fill John Green's novels."

Funny, smart, and including everything from flash mobs to blanket forts to a poodle who just might be the reincarnation of Jay Gatsby, The Beginning of Everything is a refreshing contemporary twist on the classic coming-of-age novel--a heart-wrenching story about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.

Robyn Schneider is the New York Times bestselling author of The Beginning of Everything and Extraordinary Means, which have received multiple starred reviews, been included on numerous state reading lists, and have been published in over a dozen countries. She holds a master's degree in bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and a bachelor's degree in creative writing from Columbia University. She was never cast in a single high school play, and her birthday always seems to bring calamity. She is based in Los Angeles, but she also has an online presence. RobynSchneider.com is where you can find her.