Planning Perfect
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Cover Title Page Also by Haley Neil Dedication Contents SEVEN HOURS AND FORTY-SIX MINUTES UNTIL THE ELECTION FOUR MINUTES UNTIL THE ELECTION ONE HOUR AND TWENTY-ONE MINUTES AFTER THE ELECTION TWO HOURS AND SIX MINUTES AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT ONE DAY AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT TWO DAYS AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT SIX DAYS AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT ...
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Cover Title Page Also by Haley Neil Dedication Contents SEVEN HOURS AND FORTY-SIX MINUTES UNTIL THE ELECTION FOUR MINUTES UNTIL THE ELECTION ONE HOUR AND TWENTY-ONE MINUTES AFTER THE ELECTION TWO HOURS AND SIX MINUTES AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT ONE DAY AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT TWO DAYS AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT SIX DAYS AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT TWO SPRINGS AGO NINE DAYS AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT TEN DAYS AFTER THE ENGAGEMENT FORTY-SEVEN DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING FORTY-FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING LAST WINTER FORTY-TWO DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING FORTY-ONE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING FORTY DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-NINE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-EIGHT DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS AND ONE NIGHT UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-SIX DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-FOUR DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THIRTY-THREE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING AN HOUR AFTER THE FALL THIRTY-TWO DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING ONE MONTH UNTIL THE WEDDING TWENTY-ONE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING FIFTEEN DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING ELEVEN DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING ELEVEN DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING, CONTINUED TEN DAYS AND ONE NIGHT UNTIL THE WEDDING TEN DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING NINE DAYS AND ONE NIGHT UNTIL THE WEDDING NINE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING EIGHT DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING ONE WEEK UNTIL THE WEDDING SIX DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THREE DAYS UNTIL THE WEDDING THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING SEVEN HOURS BEFORE THE WEDDING DAY THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING PAST MIDNIGHT, SO TECHNICALLY THE WEDDING DAY THE MORNING OF THE WEDDING ONE HOUR AND TWENTY-TWO MINUTES UNTIL JUNIOR PROM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ANTI-ACKNOWLEDGMENT eCopyright Also by Haley Neil Once More with Chutzpah BLOOMSBURY YA Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., part of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 This electronic edition published in 2023 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc BLOOMSBURY and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in the United States of America in February 2023 by Bloomsbury YA Text copyright © 2023 by Haley Neil All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Bloomsbury books may be purchased for business or promotional use. For information on bulk purchases please contact Macmillan Corporate and Premium Sales Department at [email protected] Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Neil, Haley, author. Title: Planning perfect / by Haley Neil. Description: New York: Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2023. Summary: Summer vacation quickly becomes complicated for Felicity Becker as she tries to plan a perfect wedding for her mom, figure out her feelings for her friend Nancy, and wonder what dating will look like for her as an asexual person. Identifiers: LCCN 2022024693 (print) | LCCN 2022024694 (e-book) ISBN: 978-1-5476-0749-5 (HB) ISBN: 978-1-5476-0874-4 (eBook) Subjects: CYAC: Asexual people—Fiction. | LGBTQ+ people—Fiction. | Mothers and daughters—Fiction. | Dating—Fiction. | Jews—Fiction. | LCGFT: Novels. Classification: LCC PZ7.1.N3965 Pl 2023 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.N3965 (e-book) | DDC [Fic]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022024693 Book design by Jeanette Levy To find out more about our authors and their books please visit www.bloomsbury.com where you will find extracts, author interviews and details of forthcoming events, and to be the first to hear about latest releases and special offers, sign up for our newsletters. To Courtney, Who would have been the first combination forensic paleontologist/astrophysicist/neuroscientist (if she didn’t love dancing and writing so darn much). Happy Birthday! Pretty cool present, right? CONTENTS Seven Hours and Forty-Six Minutes Until the Election Four Minutes Until the Election One Hour and Twenty-One Minutes After the Election Two Hours and Six Minutes After the Engagement One Day After the Engagement Two Days After the Engagement Six Days After the Engagement Two Springs Ago Nine Days After the Engagement Ten Days After the Engagement Forty-Seven Days Until the Wedding Forty-Five Days Until the Wedding Last Winter Forty-Two Days Until the Wedding Forty-One Days Until the Wedding Forty Days Until the Wedding Thirty-Nine Days Until the Wedding Thirty-Eight Days Until the Wedding Thirty-Seven Days and One Night Until the Wedding Thirty-Seven Days Until the Wedding Thirty-Six Days Until the Wedding Thirty-Five Days Until the Wedding Thirty-Four Days Until the Wedding Thirty-Three Days Until the Wedding An Hour After the Fall Thirty-Two Days Until the Wedding One Month Until the Wedding Twenty-One Days Until the Wedding Fifteen Days Until the Wedding SEVEN HOURS AND FORTY-SIX MINUTES UNTIL THE ELECTION At any given point, I have a to-do list running through my mind. Brush my teeth? Check. Finish my homework? No problem. Most of the time, there aren’t serious consequences if I miss an item on the list; I could theoretically ask for an extension on a project. Except my brain doesn’t work like that. If it’s on my list, I have to get it done. Item number two on today’s list: get through the school day. Right now, I should be in my Irish Literature class, diligently taking color-coded notes on James Joyce. Instead I’m stuck in the front office. Arguing with the school secretary was decidedly not on my agenda. Mrs. Abrams sits back in her swivel chair. “You can’t refuse a detention.” “Yes, I can,” I say indignantly. “Because it’s not my fault.” She sighs and looks at her computer screen. “This
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