Now That I've Found You

Through this pitch-perfect rom-com, Kristina Forest explores the legacy of family and what it means to be young and full of artistic passion. I was utterly charmed from start to finish. --Maurene Goo, author of Somewhere Only We Know

Now That I've Found You is a YA novel about searching for answers, love, and your eccentric grandma in all the wrong places.

Following in the footsteps of her berfamous grandma, eighteen-year-old Evie Jones is poised to be Hollywood's next big star. That is until a close friend's betrayal leads to her being blacklisted . . .

Fortunately, Evie knows just the thing to save her floundering career: a public appearance with America's most beloved actress--her grandma Gigi, aka the Evelyn Conaway. The only problem? Gigi is a recluse who's been out of the limelight for almost twenty years. Days before Evie plans to present her grandma with an honorary award in front of Hollywood's elite, Gigi does the unthinkable: she disappears.

With time running out and her comeback on the line, Evie reluctantly enlists the help of the last person to see Gigi before she vanished: Milo Williams, a cute musician Evie isn't sure she can trust. As Evie and Milo conduct a wild manhunt across New York City, romance and adventure abound while Evie makes some surprising discoveries about her grandma--and herself.

Author: Kristina Forest
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 08/25/2020
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781250295026
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509424 / Now That I've Found You


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 06/08/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2020
School Library Journal 07/01/2020 pg. 68
Booklist 07/01/2020 pg. 65

About the Author
Kristina Forest is the author of the Young Adult romance novels, I Wanna Be Where You Are, which The New York Times called, "a big hearted story about being brave enough to go for what you want," and Now That I've Found You, a Book Riot Best Book of 2020. Her next YA romance, Zyla & Kai, will publish in Summer 2022 with Kokila/Penguin Young Readers. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at The New School, and she can often be found rearranging the books on her huge bookshelf.