<b>From the author of the Read with Jenna pick <i>The Wedding People</i>, a ruefully funny debut novel that deftly dissects matters of the heart and captures the lives of children and adults as they come to terms with life, death, and love.</b><br><br>At the center of this affluent suburban universe is Emily Vidal, a smart and snarky teenager, who gets involved in a dangerous relationship. Among the cast of unforgettable characters is Emily’s father, whose fiftieth birthday party has the adults descending upon the Vidals’ patio; her mother, who has orchestrated the elaborate party even though she and her husband are getting a divorce; and an assortment of eccentric neighbors, high school teachers, and teenagers who teem with anxiety and an unbridled desire to be noticed, and ultimately loved.<br> <br>An irresistible chronicle of a young woman’s struggle to grow up, <i>The Adults</i> lays bare a world where an adult and a child can so dangerously be mistaken for the same thing.