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Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined.Shes never crashed a party never stayed out too late. Shes never even been kissed. And its not just because shes gay. Its because she and her two best friends Maritza and JaKory spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world.So when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party CodSeventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined.Shes never crashed a party never stayed out too late. Shes never even been kissed. And its not just because shes gay. Its because she and her two best friends Maritza and JaKory spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world.So when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party Codi is highly skeptical. Those parties arent for kids like them. Theyre for cool kids. Straight kids.But then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids Ricky kissing another boy in the dark and an unexpected friendship is formed. In return for never talking about that kiss Ricky takes Codi under his wing and draws her into a wild summer filled with late nights new experiences and one really cute girl named Lydia.The only problem? Codi never tells Maritza or JaKory about any of it.From author Kelly Quindlen comes a poignant and deeply relatable story about friendship self-acceptance what it means to be a Real Teenager. Late to the Party is an ode to late bloomers and wallflowers everywhere.(less)