The Unlikelies confessions

The Unlikelies confessionsFive teens embark on a summer of vigilante good samaritanism in a novel that's part The Breakfast Club, part The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, and utterly captivating. Rising high school senior Sadie is bracing herself for a long, lonely, and boring summer. But things take an unexpected turn when she steps in to help rescue a baby in distress and a video of her good deed goes viral. Suddenly internet famous, Sadie's summer changes for

he'll have to do all the things he thought he'd never do again: lie

Wickedly funny and wildly imaginative

Flank Steak with Crispy Shallots

And the second is a baby elephant

Why did the lies spread faster than the truth

and her future seemed certain

to name a few -- all of which he had to rise above in order to lead and address the racism

Chuck Todd draws upon his unprecedented inner-circle sources to create a gripping account of Obama's White House tenure

complete with essays

in the book's most extensive interview

after antibiotic use went mainstream

An uncommonly accomplished page-turner