My Second Impression of You

On the worst day of her life, high school sophomore Maggie Scott is given the opportunity to relive her best day via a magical smartphone app in this whirlwind rom-com by Mason (Your Life Has Been Delayed). First, Maggie thinks she is meeting up with her boyfriend, Theo, so he can finally prompose; instead, he dumps her, citing “too much drama.” Then, she falls and breaks her foot, causing her to miss out on auditions for her school’s Footloose production. Even worse, her now-ex-boyfriend’s best friend, Carson, witnessed the fall. When she receives a mysterious text that links to the Best Day app, which customizes itself to the user (“Since you’re involved in theater, the app follows a theater theme,” it tells Maggie), she’s transported via simulation to the day she met Theo and discovers that, through the app, she can hear others’ inner thoughts. While experiencing this day from a new perspective, she discovers things about her friends and family that she never knew. Mason cleverly layers the cast’s interior monologues with Maggie’s effusive narration to fluidly carry this innovative escapade to its meditative conclusion. Ages 12–up. Agent: Elizabeth Bewley, Sterling Lord Literistic. (Sept.)