According to Plan

By: Christen Randall

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Paperback | 12 February 2026

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THE PLAN:

1. Do the best you can at school.

2. Work at Dollars City to save money.

3. Edit school magazine.

4. Go to University of Kentucky with Maddie.

Mal Flowers lives by The Plan. It's the only thing that keeps their ADHD brain from spiralling. But when the school magazine gets cancelled, The Plan starts falling apart.

Enter Emerson Pike: radiant, carefree and the total opposite of Mal's carefully controlled world. Her idea? Go rogue and launch an underground zine - unofficial, unapproved, and utterly terrifying.

With no other option, Mal agrees. But as MixxedMedia is born and parks begin to fly both on and off the page, can Mal learn that not everything in life has to go according to plan?

PRAISE FOR ACCORDING TO PLAN:

'Warm, witty, and wonderfully queer' Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys

'An absolute delight' Crystal Maldonado, author of Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

'Christen Randall proves to be one of the best queer storytellers of our time, bar none' Jonny Garza Villa, award-winning author of Canto Contigo

Industry Reviews

'--Praise for The No-Girlfriend Rule' - --

'This gloriously nerdy YA paean to shared enthusiasm, self-discovery and the best kind of friends also features an adorable queer romance' - Guardian

'A magical, heartwarming story as much about finding love as it is about finding yourself and your people. A natural 20 of a book' - Rachael Lippincott, New York Times bestselling author of 'Five Feet Apart'

'A stunning story about finding love, friendship, and yourself. This book is pure, brilliant joy!' - Beth Reekles, author of 'The Kissing Booth'

'The fat, nerdy book of my dreams. A beautiful reminder that if youve ever felt like an other, there is still space for you at the table' - Crystal Maldonado, author of 'Fat Chance, Charlie Vega'

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