High school senior and pest control technician Hallie Mayhew is desperate to win a prestigious scholarship that will allow her to trade the posh paradise of Santa Barbara for a college thousands of miles from her bickering parents and grisly family business. But when her college plans are endangered, she must contend with art thieves, vengeful rats, and the infuriatingly attractive boy next door to secure her ticket to freedom in this riotously funny, heartfelt coming-of-age story.

High school senior and pest control technician Hallie Mayhew is desperate to trade the posh paradise of Santa Barbara for college-ANY college-as long as it's thousands of miles from her bickering parents and grisly family business. But with elusive art thieves, vengeful skunks and even the boy next door to contend with, will Hallie be stuck in Santa Barbara forever?

From the author of Pest--a Washington Post Noteworthy Book--comes a hilarious new novel that showcases the author's talents at their best.

Fifteen-year-old Caitlin Davies's life is challenging enough. She's short. She's scrawny. She prefers Evernote to SnapChat. She's two years younger than everyone else in her grade. And now her parents are taking the family to the British Virgin Islands (BVI)--for a year--to live on a derelict sailboat, bought sight-unseen from navigationally-impaired cigar smugglers. So when her best--and only--friend suggests she use the move as a chance to reinvent herself, Caitlin has nothing to lose.

And it works. People (plural!) in the BVI actually like her, and not only because of the interesting stuff she found beneath her new home's splintery floorboards. Even Tristan, the cutest guy on the island, is beguiled by her easygoing air and artfully padded bikini top. She just can't help wondering, though, if New Caitlin and the real Caitlin have anything in common. And when the sailboat's former owners come looking for their forgotten contraband, she wonders if she'll ever get the chance to find out.

With a fresh style and perspective, and bursting with humor and charm, Boat Girl is a quirky and fast-paced YA coming-of-age story that will have you laughing out loud.

Elizabeth Foscue is back and better than ever in this hilarious uniquely daring sophomore novel that showcases the author's talents at their best. With a fresh style and perspective, and bursting with humor and charm, Boat Girl is a quirky and fast-paced YA coming-of-age story that will leave you breathless and wanting more.