young adult

As a teenager and later as a young adult, I looked to actors like Day-Lewis for inspiration.

The young adult rom-com follows Avery Blackwell, a rising college freshman who postpones her plans to attend Columbia after a note from her late mother sends her on a scavenger hunt in England.

Annabelle’s knack for recommending great young adult books led her to start an Instagram and blog during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Together, Annabelle and Alexandra strive to amplify young adult narratives.

“I’ve wanted to write a young adult novel for a very long time, and I think that coming-of-age stories have pretty much proven to be evergreen because every generation seems to be finding new ways to tell them,” added Alexandra, who graduated from Stanford in 2022.