Rowan and Neil’s relationship is central to the novel. Write an essay in which you analyze the development of this relationship. In what ways does it change (improve, worsen, etc.) throughout the novel?

Today Tonight Tomorrow is a young adult romance novel. Write an essay exploring what particular aspects of the story render it a young adult novel, a romance novel, or both.

In her senior year of high school, Rowan Roth discovers her “Guide to High School Success,” which she wrote the summer before freshmen year. When she realizes she has accomplished nothing on the list, she feels like a failure. Write an essay in which you consider how, contrary to what she feels, Rowan has had a meaningful high school career. In what ways has she grown? What has she learned?