Why We Fly

Summary

From the bestselling authors of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight comes a story about friendship, privilege, sports, and protest.

With a rocky start to senior year, lifelong best friends Eleanor and Chanel have a lot on their minds. Eleanor is still in physical therapy months after a serious concussion from a failed cheer stunt. Chanel starts making questionable choices to deal with the mounting pressure of college applications. But they have each other’s backs, just as always—until Eleanor’s new relationship with star quarterback Three tears a rift between them.

Then the cheer team decides to take a knee at the season’s first football game, and what seemed like a positive show of solidarity suddenly shines a national spotlight on the team—and becomes the reason for a larger fallout between the girls.

As Eleanor and Chanel grapple with the weight of the consequences as well as their own problems, will they be able to rely on the friendship they’ve always shared?