Worst Idea Ever

By: Painter, Mary Lee

In Sara's world, some people are "haves" and others are "have nots." Guess which one Sara is. She's the girl who earned a scholarship to college but will probably have to turn it down to take care of her mom. Yeah, that one. But things get interesting when Mr. Has Everything flips her world upside down.

High school super star jock Noah is a definite "have" with a golden future. It appears the world is his for the taking, but things aren't always as they seem. All he wants is sharp tongued Sara. He likes her edgy banter - she makes him laugh - and he asks her out. She tells him she has no interest in a jock with a "player" reputation and a friend group she's avoided like toe fungus for four years, but he's persistent.

Her best friend, Helena, warns it's the worst idea ever, but as Sara and Noah get to know each other, they find they share deep, tangled roots-roots that bring them together in a way neither could have anticipated. But when a rumor, a suspension, and an epic fight threaten to tear them apart, will they have the strength to make the worst idea into the best thing that's ever happened to either of them?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GTLGH42S
• ISBN13: 9798886534825
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Fire & Ice Young Adult Books
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"