Simone Breaks All the Rules

By: Debbie Rigaud

Narrated by: Debbie Rigaud

Simone Thibodeaux is about to switch things up.

Check her life: It’s sealed in a boy-proof container. Her Haitian immigrant parents send Simone to an all-girls high school and enforce strict no-dating rules. As for prom? Simone is allowed to go on one condition: Her parents will select her date (a boy from a nice Haitian-immigrant family, obviously).

Simone is desperate to avoid the setup - especially since she has a serious crush on another boy. It’s time to take action. Simone and her fellow late-bloomer friends make a senior year bucket list of all the wild things they haven’t done yet. Like: go out dancing, skip class (what), and, oh yeah - decide their own prom destinies.

But as the list takes on a life of its own, things get much messier than Simone expected. Can she figure out which rules are worth breaking and which might save her from heartbreak?

©2021 Debbie Rigaud (P)2021 Recorded Books, Inc.

Wonderful

This is such a fun story of coming-of-age, crushes, and friendship. It's clean and wholesome fare for young teens, but also cool. The cast is diverse with a common denominator of STRICT PARENTS which makes the kids yearn for adventure but also provides healthy constraints to push again. Lotta culture here. Really fun. Highly recommended for ages 12-16.

Cute

Cute story about teenage independence. Brings back memories. Good young adult or teen age read.