A new book from THE Sarah Dessen will be on shelves 5/5/26, just in time for summer! ☀️ CHANGE OF PLANS is about the lives we envision, those we end up living and the twists and turns in between. Finley has always felt most comfortable in someone else’s shadow. Fortunately, she’s got Colin, her magnetic boyfriend, who sweeps her along for activities, friendships, and future plans. Then, post-graduation, she winds up on a last-minute trip with her distant mom to a family vacation house Finley didn’t know existed and is about to be sold. Since her mom was estranged from her own parents and siblings since leaving home for college, it’s a novelty for Finley to see her aunts and cousins, and to meet the handful of teens who work at the Egg, her aunt’s diner, and make up a found family of their own—including undeniably handsome guitarist Ben. Then her relationship with Colin goes into sudden freefall, and Finley’s vision for life after high school is out the window. Suddenly unmoored, she has no choice but to live, for the first time, without plans. As Finley gets to know her relatives better, she learns the truth about why her mother stayed away all those years—and why she’s brought Finley here now. And the closer she grows to new friends at the Egg, the more she starts to fall for grounded, meditative Ben—and to realize how much of herself she’s been missing. By the end of the summer, nothing will be the same—for this community or for Finley herself. #SarahDessen #ChangeofPlans - @simonteen