The Education of Kia Greer

How can you trust your heart in a world that’s plastic? The story of a teen girl who longs to escape the spotlight, and the PR relationship that helps her find real happiness.

＂Smart, fearless, romantic, and so very alive.＂ -- Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White and Royal Blue

Growing up in the public eye, Kia would gladly give up her privileged life as the daughter of a reality star for the freedom to find her own way--go to high school parties, gossip with the drama club, apply to college, make mistakes, and fall in love like any other teen.

Then she meets Cass, and he offers a glimpse at the ordinary life she craves. But Cass is a rising star in his own right, and what starts as something sweet and undefined soon becomes a magnet for rumor and speculation--as if first love wasn’t messy enough on its own.

The pressure of the spotlight takes its toll, chipping away at Kia’s sense of self, pushing and pulling and reshaping her--body and mind--to fit the expectations of everyone around her. But what does Kia want for herself? And can her fragile new relationship survive the fallout?

ALANNA BENNETT is a screenwriter and culture writer living in Los Angeles. Born in Hollywood and raised in Portland, OR, she has written feature films for major studios and has written for television in the writers rooms of XO, KITTY, ROSWELL, and THE HOSPITAL, as well as on her own development. Alanna’s writing has appeared on BuzzFeed and BuzzFeed News (where she worked for years), as well as the New York Times, Teen Vogue, The Cut, Vulture, Refinery29, Eater, TV Guide, and many more--on topics ranging from celebrity gossip to female friendship to representation in media to Captain America’s butt. This is her first novel, but as with all her creative pursuits, Alanna is only just getting started.