Not If I Can Help It

by Carolyn Mackler

First published 2019

Willa needs things just right. Soft socks without scratchy tags. Crunchy popcorn and nachos, but never baby carrots. No slimy foods ever. She handles these quirks fine until her father drops his bombshell. He has been secretly dating Ruby's mother. Ruby is Willa's best friend. Now her dad wants to merge their families. Willa hates this plan. She refuses to accept Ruby as a sister. She refuses to welcome this new family arrangement. She refuses to go along quietly with changes she never asked for. Her father and Ruby's mom think everything will work out smoothly. Willa knows better. She will fight these unwanted changes with everything she has. The adults can make their plans, but Willa has plans of her own.

Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary, young-adult

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

194 pages · Kindle Edition · Scholastic Press

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