Unscripted

A funny and timely debut YA about the toxic masculinity at a famous improv comedy camp Seventeen-year-old Zelda Bailey-Cho has her future all planned out: improv camp, then Second City, and finally Saturday Night Live. Shes thrilled when she lands a spot on the coveted varsity team at a prestigious improv camp, which means shell get to perform for professional scoutsincluding her hero, Nina Knightley. But even though shes hardworking and talented, Zeldas also the only girl on Varsity, so shes the target for humiliation from her teammates. And her 20-year-old coach, Ben, is cruel to her at practice and way too nice to her when theyre alone. Zelda wants to fight back, but is sacrificing her best shot at her dream too heavy a price to pay? Equal parts funny and righteous, Unscripted is a moving debut novel that Printz Award winner Nina LaCour calls a truly special book, written at exactly the right time.