Love at Full Tilt - by Jenny L Howe (Paperback)

About the Book

Eighteen-year-old Lia is determined to win a scavenger hunt at a world-renowned theme park, until rival contestant Mason upends her plans and sends her heart careening.

Book Synopsis

In this joyful celebration of fandoms, whirlwind romance, and plus-size girls, love is the ultimate roller coaster ride.

Lia Baker has spent the last few months wishing time would stand still. Soon her friends will head off to college while she's left behind, buried under her mom's anxiety and working a job she doesn't want. But life throws her for a loop when she wins a spot in the fiftieth-anniversary scavenger hunt at Fableland, a legendary theme park. The contest is a golden ticket to a world where her favorite stories come to life and a chance for her to write some new ones of her own.

Everything seems perfect, especially after she teams up with Mason, a cute rival who knows as much about Fableland as she does. Together, they're unstoppable. But as Mason's sweet smile starts to melt her focus, Lia realizes that she may have to choose between the future she wants to rewrite--and a love she hadn't planned for.

Review Quotes

★ "A heartwarming, strongly characterized romance in which being truly seen for who you are is the greatest prize of all."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Howe's YA debut is a game-changer: a swoony romance centering a fat teenage girl who catches the love of the hot boy, a reprieve amidst a sea of rising fatphobia." --Booklist

"A joyous reminder of just how magical the bonds of friendship and love can be."--Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin

"Jenny L. Howe's writing is pure magic. Love at Full Tilt is an enchanting love story about self-discovery, friendship, fat girl joy, and finding your happily-ever-after."--Crystal Maldonado, award-winning author of Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

"A swoony, empowering, and heartfelt romp through fandom, friendship, and finding--no, making!--your own magic." --Alechia Dow, author of The Sound of Stars

"Love at Full Tilt delivers two kinds of magic: the lushly-imagined world of Fableland Resort and the whirlwind romance that unfolds there. Howe's trademark body-positive swoon shines throughout in thoughtful, relatable prose. This book is downright dreamy!" --Christen Randall, National Bestselling Author of The No-Girlfriend Rule

About the Author

Jenny L. Howe first started scribbling stories into black-and-white composition notebooks with neon pink pens when she was in junior high and never really stopped. In college, she decided to turn her love of books into a career by pursuing a Ph.D. in literature, where she spent the next few years studying bizarre and entertaining medieval romances. Now, as a professor, she teaches courses in college writing, literature, and children's media. When she's not writing and teaching, Jenny spends her time buried under puzzle pieces, cross-stitching her favorite characters, and taking too many pictures of her rescue dogs, Tucker and Dale. Love at Full Tilt is her young adult debut.