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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith 2012 Romance Age 12 and up (Amazon) Recommended by Merrimack Middle School

Link to the NHU PAC entry here

Summary (Amazon): //Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? //

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.

Comments:

Light romance, older teens, highly unlikely situation. Fluff & quick read. Liked it better than "To All The Boys I've Loved Before." Nancy/former Madbury

An improbable premise of two strangers' chance meeting on a plane and sweetly developing romance adds levity and hope to the estranged family situations these teens are facing (a parent's remarriage; a parent's death). Smith's writing is reminiscent of David Levithan's romance and voice - two lonely kids who happen to find each other and then lose each other and then find each other again - against long odds. Because it's destiny. I'm a sucker for this kind of book; it's optimistic without being frothy. These kids are likable and the unusual situation of sitting next to each other on a long overnight flight forces them to share information about themselves that would normally take a couple several weeks to reach a similar comfort level. They grow and develop. The characters are in senior year of HS and freshman year of college, but there's nothing sketchy for our age group. Yvette/Merrimack

I liked the characters and enjoyed the "strangers in the night" romance. I also thought her family situation with her anger about her father getting remarried was something many kids could identify with. Yes on this one. Amy - Barrington Middle School.