{"product_id":"rayne-delilahs-midnite-matinee-isbn-9781524720230","title":"Rayne \u0026 Delilah's Midnite Matinee","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Anyone can break your heart--Jeff Zentner can also make you laugh out loud!\" --RAINBOW ROWELL, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCarry On\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEleanor \u0026amp; Park\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Morris Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e comes a contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and the TV show they host--in their senior year of high school.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery Friday night, best friends Delia and Josie become Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, hosts of the campy creature feature show \u003ci\u003eMidnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e on the local cable station TV Six.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut with the end of senior year quickly approaching, the girls face tough decisions about their futures. Josie has been dreading graduation, as she tries to decide whether to leave for a big university and chase her dream career in mainstream TV. And Lawson, one of the show's guest performers, a talented MMA fighter with weaknesses for pancakes, fantasy novels, and Josie, is making her tough decision even harder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScary movies are the last connection Delia has to her dad, who abandoned the family years ago. If \u003ci\u003eMidnite Matinee \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes a hit, maybe he'll see it and want to be a part of her life again. And maybe Josie will stay with the show instead of leaving her behind, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the tug-of-war between growing up and growing apart tests the bonds of their friendship, Josie and Delia start to realize that an uncertain future can be both monstrous...and momentous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I laughed, cried, and fell over-the-moon in love with \u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --JENNIFER NIVEN, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHolding Up the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A testament to the power of friendship and big dreams, \u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e had me laughing aloud on one page and sobbing on the next. A resounding triumph.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --NIC STONE, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDear Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e starts as comedy about the wildly imperfect, and ends as poetry about the ever-hoping heart. I don't know how you write that book. Fortunately, Jeff Zentner does.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --JESSE ANDREWS, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMe and Earl and the Dying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e’s Best YA Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e’s 10 Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A testament to the power of friendship and big dreams, \u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e had me laughing aloud on one page and sobbing on the next. A resounding triumph.\" --\u003cb\u003eNIC STONE,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDear Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e starts as comedy about the wildly imperfect, and ends as poetry about the ever-hoping heart. I don't know how you write that book. Fortunately, Jeff Zentner does.\" --\u003cb\u003eJESSE ANDREWS, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMe and Earl and the Dying Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As in his award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), Zentner packs a poignantly satisfying blend of wit and pathos, with lovable and unpredictable characters. . . . Readers looking for an unforgettable slice of small-town angst will love this one.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zentner’s quick-witted, charming characters tackle real-life issues with snappy dialogue and engaging levity.\" \u003cb\u003e--Starred Review, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\"Zentner nails his teen characters, their longings, and their motivations, and the first chapters are downright hilarious.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] heartfelt story of a friendship in transition, fueled by funny, rapid-fire dialogue.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Horn Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A quirky fun, read that will give teens all the feels.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--School Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"[W]ill no doubt offer hope to readers who want to stay friends when post–high school plans take them in very different directions.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"As funny as it is bittersweet.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Shelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Days:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Jeff Zentner, you perfectly fill the John-Green-sized hole in our heart.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Justine Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Evocative, heartbreaking, and beautifully written.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zentner does an excellent job in creating empathetic characters, especially his protagonist Carver, a budding writer whose first-person account of his plight is artful evidence of his talent.\" \u003cb\u003eStarred Review, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Racial tensions, spoiled reputations, and broken homes all play roles in an often raw meditation on grief and the futility of entertaining what-ifs when faced with awful, irreversible events.\" \u003cb\u003e--Starred Review, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[E]xquisite and tragic.\" \u003cb\u003e--Starred Review, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An organic, frequently raw narrative.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA William C. Morris Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next List Top Ten Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and popcrush.com Most Anticipated YA Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Spring 2016 Flying Start\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished \u003ci\u003eThe Perks of \u003ci\u003eBeing a Wallflower.\u003c\/i\u003e” \u003cb\u003e--BookRiot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.” --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.” --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMashable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Zentner’s great achievement — particularly impressive for a first novel — is to make us believe three such different people could be friends. He also manages to blend a dank, oppressive, Flannery O’Connor-esque sense of place with humor and optimism .... I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.” --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJeff Zentner is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, winner of the William C. Morris Award, and recipient of many other accolades; and \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Days\u003c\/i\u003e, named an ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults title. Jeff was a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Flying Start and an Indies Introduce pick. \u003ci\u003eRayne \u0026amp; Delilah's Midnite Matinee\u003c\/i\u003e is his ode to best friends who make things together. He lives in Nashville with his wife and son. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or visit him at jeffzentnerbooks.com.Josie\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Here’s the thing with dreams--and I’m talking about the kind you have when you sleep, not the kind where you’re finally learning to surf when you’re fifty: they’re carefully tailored to the only audience who will ever see them, which is you. So I’m not big on telling people about my dreams for that reason.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e That said, there’s this recurring dream I have. It comes around every couple of months or so, but I wish it were more often because it’s awesome, and when I wake up from it, I lie there for a few moments, wishing I could reenter it. In this dream, I’m at a familiar place. Often it’s my grandma’s house.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Her house was tiny. It always smelled like quilts and oatmeal cookies and that musty odor when you first turn on a window-unit air conditioner after winter. It had a cellar that smelled like cold dirt even during the summer, where she kept store-brand cans of creamed corn, jars of home-pickled dilly beans, and two-liter bottles of Diet Coke. In my dream, I descend into the cellar. I find a door leading to a passageway. I go in. I follow it for a long way; it’s cool and dark, and I’m not afraid. Eventually it opens into this grand, palatial, brightly lit marble room. There are columns and fountains, and the air smells like flowers. I push forward and find room after room. It’s all grand and glorious, beautiful and perfect. It’s not what you would expect to find.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But there it is, and for those few minutes (I’ve heard that dreams are never more than five minutes long, which I totally don’t believe, but whatever), you get to experience the most unexpected grandeur, running like a rabbit warren under my grandma’s little house in Jackson, Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And then I wake up, the thrill of possibility and discovery drifting upward off me like steam. It’s such a delicious feeling. Just stay a little longer, I say. But it doesn’t.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Yet another reason it sucks to tell people about your dreams is that then they suddenly become amateur dream interpretation experts: [Nondescript German psychiatrist voice] Well, you see, when you were riding that bicycle made out of fish sticks while wearing an adult diaper, it symbolizes . . . That you’re afraid of failure. That you’re filled with seething rage. That you’re afraid to become such a grown-up that you no longer call fish sticks “fish dicks.” Who knows?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But dreams are their own universe. They exist in you, and you’re the God of that universe, so no one can tell you what they mean. You have to figure it out, assuming dreams have any meaning at all, which I think they only sometimes do.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This dream, though--the one about finding all the hidden rooms--I think it does mean something. I think it means there’s something great inside me, something extraordinary and mysterious and undiscovered.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e That’s a thing I tell myself. 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