I fell hard for this story of love, loss, friendship, and bad airport food. I loved it! Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Everything Over the course of one chaotic night stranded at the Denver airport, Ryn confronts her shattered past thanks to the charm of romance, the uniqueness of strangers, and the magic of ordinary places in this laugh-out-loud funny, deeply stirring (Julie Buxbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things) novel from the author of Boys of Summer.Ryn has one unread text message on her phone. And its been there for almost a year. She hasnt tried to read it. She cant. She wont. Because that one message is the last thing her best friend ever said to her before she died. But as Ryn finds herself trapped in the Denver International Airport on New Years Eve thanks to a never-ending blizzard on the one-year anniversary of her best friends death, fate literally runs into her. And his name is Xander. When the two accidentally swap phones, Ryn and Xander are thrust into the chaos of an unforgettable all-night adventure, filled with charming and mysterious strangers, a secret New Years Eve bash, and a possible Illuminati conspiracy hidden within the Denver airport. But as the bizarre night continues, all Ryn can think about is that one unread text message. It follows her wherever she goes, because Ryn cant get her brilliantly wild and free-spirited best friend out of her head. Ryn cant move on. But tonight, for the first time ever, shes trying. And maybe thats a start. As moving as it is funny, The Chaos of Standing Still is a heartwarming story about the earth-shattering challenges life throws at usand the unexpected strangers who help us along the way.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 432 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster .

Jessica Brody is the author of several popular books for teens, including A Week of Mondays and the Unremembered trilogy . She splits her time between California and Colorado.