Amelia and her best friend Jenna are superfans of the Orman Chronicles, authored by a boy just a little older than they are, N.E. Endsley. It's not surprising that Amelia is so taken with the fantasy series, given her absentee parents. Her dad divorced her mom and moved on. The one interaction I remember between Amelia and her dad is devastating to Amelia. Her mom is so depressed she's barely a presence in Amelia's life. One day, she looks in a bookstore window, the girl looking out the window, Jenna, befriends Amelia. Jenna's family is generous and well-off. The two girls become inseparable for the rest of high school, though Amelia does occasionally resist Jenna's family's endless generosity. She does accept their graduation gift, which is a trip to a book convention at which Endsley is schedule to speak.

The book con is a misadventure, after which other bad things happen, and Amelia finds herself alone again. What started as a story of fandom and friendship moves into the realm of love story. Surprisingly, I was there for it, rooting for two broken kids to find their way to happiness.

Bonus for book lovers, lots of bibliophile characters.