The Story
Ada Holloway just needs to survive her final semester as a high school senior, but nothing's going her way.
Star quarterback Beckett Forsythe relies on Ada to do his homework for him, her rebellious cousin Molly has no where else to go but the Holloway's house, and to top it all off, Ada doesn't really know what she wants to do with her life-even though her parents already decided for her.
The one thing she does know is the topic for her senior essay: the life of Freeport's founder, Everett J. Washington. But the Mayor of Freeport has pulled Washington's biography from library shelves among a massive book ban. Ada needs that book, she needs to write her essay, and her best friend David has a perfect idea: a banned book club run by the public library. What could go wrong?
Author: Randi Smith
Publisher: Betty Fay Books
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 258
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9781970757033
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
School Library Journal 02/27/2026 pg. 1
Foreword 12/30/2025
About the Author
Smith, Randi: - Randi Smith is a born-and-raised Kentuckian who still calls the Bluegrass State her home. She first discovered her love of writing after self-publishing a short novel in high school, which inspired her to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Publishing from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She currently lives in her hometown with her many rescue cats. When she isn't trying to meet her word count goal, she works at her local library. Besides her passion for all things reading and writing, Randi is an avid lover of astronomy, orcas, and the color purple. Find her at randismithwrites.com.
Description
Ada Holloway just needs to survive her final semester as a high school senior, but nothing's going her way.
Star quarterback Beckett Forsythe relies on Ada to do his homework for him, her rebellious cousin Molly has no where else to go but the Holloway's house, and to top it all off, Ada doesn't really know what she wants to do with her life-even though her parents already decided for her.
The one thing she does know is the topic for her senior essay: the life of Freeport's founder, Everett J. Washington. But the Mayor of Freeport has pulled Washington's biography from library shelves among a massive book ban. Ada needs that book, she needs to write her essay, and her best friend David has a perfect idea: a banned book club run by the public library. What could go wrong?
Author: Randi Smith
Publisher: Betty Fay Books
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 258
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9781970757033
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
School Library Journal 02/27/2026 pg. 1
Foreword 12/30/2025
About the Author
Smith, Randi: - Randi Smith is a born-and-raised Kentuckian who still calls the Bluegrass State her home. She first discovered her love of writing after self-publishing a short novel in high school, which inspired her to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Publishing from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She currently lives in her hometown with her many rescue cats. When she isn't trying to meet her word count goal, she works at her local library. Besides her passion for all things reading and writing, Randi is an avid lover of astronomy, orcas, and the color purple. Find her at randismithwrites.com.
