From Joya Goffney, author of Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry and Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl, both of which received starred reviews and stellar buzz, comes her fourth riveting YA romance novel about a book-smart wallflower who suddenly wins the attention of the school hottie—but only during seventh period. Perfect for fans of the hit rom-com John Tucker Must Die and filled with Joya's signature humor, complex characters, and searing romance.
Sunnaya Bates can’t stop thinking about Omari Walker… and neither can six others.
Sunnaya starts her junior year like every other year: invisible—until she finds herself sharing seventh period with uber popular Omari Walker. Everywhere Omari goes, he finds a girl to flirt and play make-believe with because everyone knows Omari Walker does NOT date. When Omari claims Sunnaya during seventh period, it’s as though his hypervisibility rubs off on her. People can see her, and they finally remember her name…

In comes the new girl from California, who instantly wins the hearts of everyone at school, including Omari—to the point that she turns him monogamous. Omari drops his flirtationship with Sunnaya, dropping her back into the ghost realm.

But Sunnaya’s is not the only territory that the new girl usurps. She’s made an enemy of a lot of powerful Black girls—powerful and status-seeking Black girls who had Omari right where they wanted him until “that California girl” came into the picture. In order to regain their crowns and their rightful positions on top, the scorned seven, an unlikely band of clique-ish mean girls, team up to take down their rival.