A Disaster In Three Acts By Kelsey Rodkey Official

The story follows 18-year-old , an aspiring documentarian desperate to get into a prestigious program at Temple University . When her original documentary subject drops out just weeks before the deadline, Saine turns to Holden Michaels in a moment of desperation.

Kelsey Rodkey uses the framework of a documentary—split into three acts—to explore several contemporary YA themes: A Disaster in Three Acts by Kelsey Rodkey

The catch? Holden is the childhood best friend who rejected her during a sixth-grade game of spin the bottle—and he's also the ex-boyfriend of her current best friend, Corinne. As Saine follows Holden to film his journey in a live-action video game competition, the two must navigate their complicated history while Saine struggles with the temptation to manipulate the truth for a "better" story. The story follows 18-year-old , an aspiring documentarian