From the series: The Life of Marie Lane

Book Club Brouhaha

When Chaos Meets Chapter One

About

Marie Lane never asked to lead. She’s perfectly fine scribbling in the margins, thank you very much. But when she’s chosen to helm the school’s new “collaborative” book club, she’s dropped straight into the eye of a creative storm—where bold ideas crash, personalities clash, and nothing stays inside the lines.

Max dreams in plot twists and mayhem. Lily paints worlds before the words exist. Jake demands structure, flowcharts, and logic. And Zoe? Zoe sees everything—and says just enough to keep Marie guessing.

What starts as a chaotic collision of color, voice, and vision becomes something more: a shared story. One stitched together by sparks and disagreements, detours and discovery. Now, with the clock ticking and the pressure mounting, Marie must lead this unpredictable cast not toward perfection—but toward something far braver.

A story only they can tell.

A story that begins exactly where it should—

In the middle of the mess.