Ricki has one goal: save the Starlight Drive-in movie theater from going dark forever. Okay, make that two goals âĻ she may also want a first kiss from her cinema-rescuing partner and major crush, Jake. Lana definitely has only one goal: grow her online makeup channel to keep her momager off her back, even if the posts attract ugly internet trolls.
The two cousins couldnât be more different, but their opposite personalities come crashing to a head when their aunt gifts the girls a vintage cotton-candy-pink convertible. To share. Ricki wants the convertible for the drive-inâs grand reopening, but itâs the same day as Digifest, a huge event where Lana needs to shine. After a major fight and a minor electric shock while wrestling over the wheel, Ricki wakes up as Lana, and Lana wakes up as Ricki.
Ricki and Lana have only a day to un-swap themselves, a task made even more difficult as they try to keep up appearances on Lanaâs channel and with Rickiâs hopefully-soon-to-be-kissed crush. But it turns out experiencing a day as each otherâwith a mini road trip and Chihuahua wranglingâmay be the one thing that help the cousins see each other and?themselves more clearly.
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Laurie Boyle Crompton is the author of several YA books, including Pretty in Punxsutawney, Adrenaline Crush and Love and Vandalism. Laurie graduated first in her class from St. Johnâs University with a BA in English and Journalism. She has written for national magazines like Allure, survived a teaching stint at an all-boyâs high school, and appeared on Good Day New York several times as a toy expert. And yes, âtoy expertâ is an actual profession. She grew up in a small town in western PA and now lives near NYC with her family and three fuzzy âdog toy experts."