You Don’t Know Sh*t About the Stars

Have you ever fancied someone on the bus and thought about reaching out to them?

Marky, a straight-shooting teenager with his own sense of humour, addresses a girl he doesn’t know on the bus, triggering a countdown without realizing it. Valerie is self-confident and fun. But behind the glowing Instagram profile is a girl still trying to find herself. They reach the joint conclusion that secondary school isn’t as it appears in TV series and books: hotties aren’t always cool, good boys can be toxic, not all grand gestures are romantic and not every intimate moment is magical. Life begins to make more sense – until it stops making sense altogether.  

As Marky’s grand ideas crumble, he can’t fail to notice that something far worse is happening to Val. The clock is ticking. The evening will soon be upon them.

Kateřina Šardická, the book’s editor, says: ‘An innovative debut that is a fresh take on the YA genre. Marky’s narration is brash, funny, exciting, and, above all, incredibly realistic. What teenage boys truly think about…’