{"product_id":"rayne-delilahs-midnite-matinee-9781524720230","title":"Rayne \u0026 Delilah's Midnite Matinee","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Anyone can break your heart--Jeff Zentner can also make you laugh out loud!\" --RAINBOW ROWELL, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCarry On\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEleanor \u0026amp; Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Morris Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e comes a contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and the TV show they host--in their senior year of high school.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery Friday night, best friends Delia and Josie become Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, hosts of the campy creature feature show \u003ci\u003eMidnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e on the local cable station TV Six. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with the end of senior year quickly approaching, the girls face tough decisions about their futures. Josie has been dreading graduation, as she tries to decide whether to leave for a big university and chase her dream career in mainstream TV. And Lawson, one of the show's guest performers, a talented MMA fighter with weaknesses for pancakes, fantasy novels, and Josie, is making her tough decision even harder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScary movies are the last connection Delia has to her dad, who abandoned the family years ago. If \u003ci\u003eMidnite Matinee \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes a hit, maybe he'll see it and want to be a part of her life again. And maybe Josie will stay with the show instead of leaving her behind, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the tug-of-war between growing up and growing apart tests the bonds of their friendship, Josie and Delia start to realize that an uncertain future can be both monstrous...and momentous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I laughed, cried, and fell over-the-moon in love with \u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --JENNIFER NIVEN, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHolding Up the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A testament to the power of friendship and big dreams, \u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e had me laughing aloud on one page and sobbing on the next. A resounding triumph.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --NIC STONE, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDear Martin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e starts as comedy about the wildly imperfect, and ends as poetry about the ever-hoping heart. I don't know how you write that book. Fortunately, Jeff Zentner does.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --JESSE ANDREWS, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMe and Earl and the Dying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeff Zentner is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, winner of the William C. Morris Award, and recipient of many other accolades; and \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Days\u003c\/i\u003e, named an ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults title. Jeff was a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Flying Start and an Indies Introduce pick. \u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e is his ode to best friends who make things together. He lives in Nashville with his wife and son. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or visit him at jeffzentnerbooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ember","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613344829714,"sku":"9781524720230","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30d12948-673f-4855-a03f-5398e345c927.jpg?v=1732396881","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rayne-delilahs-midnite-matinee-9781524720230","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}