384 pages

English language

Published Dec. 21, 2021 by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers.

ISBN:
978-1-5344-5125-4
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Ivy and Isaac are siblings. Ivy’s always been the one getting into trouble, but when she faces alternative school, she finally gives in to her parents and starts treatment for her ADHD. Isaac is the good son, on the soccer team and achieving academically, when an injury leads him to seek medication. In step Addison and Roxy, here to help, here to be their best friends. But Addison and Roxy have a wager, who can take their plus-one all the way.

Roxy represents Roxicodone, an opioid, and Addison is Adderall, a mix of amphetamines. Both are prescription drugs, Roxy being the current star of the opioid crisis, bringing plenty of “plus-ones” to the Party. Addison isn’t like Roxy, he helps children, he does not go to the Party. Feeling a little bit left out, he challenges Roxy to a bet, and Ivy and Isaac will be the perfect opportunity for …

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  • Children's fiction