Why We Fly

✍ Scribed by Kimberly Jones

• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

From the bestselling authors of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight comes a compelling YA novel about the choices teens make.

Two high school cheerleaders face the ultimate test when an act of solidarity spurs chaos. With a rocky start to senior year, lifelong friends Lily and Ebony have a lot on their mind. Lily is still in physical therapy months after a serious concussion from a failed cheer attempt. Ebony's putting tremendous pressure on herself to get into the best colleges and starts making questionable decisions. But they have each other's backs just as always.

Lily's new relationship with star quarterback Three may be causing a rift between the best friends. When the cheer squad decides to take a knee at the season's first football game, what seemed like a positive show of solidarity suddenly becomes the reason for a larger fallout between the girls.

Grappling with the weight of the school's actions as well as their own problems, can the...