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Cute coming of age tale.

What a great read!

MG novel about an eight-grade production of Romeo and Juliet, during which Mattie really begins to find herself. The play really resonates with her, and she learns a lot about herself - including that she has a crush on Juliet.

Rings true to middle school as I remember the dynamics. Crush romance without going beyond. Very sweet.

“fist-bump?”
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-"And the funny thing about noticing: Once you finally so start noticing something, you can't stop. Like how if you suddenly look in the mirror and think, 'Omigod, my earlobes don't match,' the rest of the day all you see are EARLOBES. EARLOBES EVERYWHERE. It wasn't as if people suddenly grew EARLOBES overnight, or you'd mistakenly entered Earlobe World-just that you began noticing earlobes."

Someone stop me; I need help.

Ok, so I'm just over halfway through The Girl in the Tower (I didn't know the third one isn't even out yet!), and it's due in two weeks. I got the bottom three last Friday, so I have just over two weeks. Today I saw The Prince and The Dressmaker on a display and had to grab it...and I've been dying to read Star-Crossed so when I saw it I had to get it.

And I have two weeks to read my book club pick too! Help.

My stack from Hudson Book Fest! Which one do I read first though?

Completely adorable and perfect for those middle schoolers doubting their sexuality, just like the main character!

I won this! My TBR pile is at a dangerously tall height. Will update when I get to it.

Yay for diverse books?? & kudos to the author for this sweet, positive, groundbreaking novel for middle graders. It's about an 8th grade class putting on a production of Romeo&Juliet and its star student Mattie who wonders about her sexuality when she's attracted to the new girl who plays Juliet. Inspiring messages here for all ages. Plus it left me wanting more "Will" in my life so I'm now serial-reading R&J.?#readharder #lgbtqromance

I'm #currentlyreading Star-Crossed (for real this time!) and if I finish, I'll read the sixth Lola Levine book. That's right, pubs start preparing for Halloween and Thanksgiving now. Soon we'll be seeing winter holiday books on our new books cart.

Anyway, I need to get my borrower count down (hopefully). Read these library books, take pictures, and return them!

I hope everyone is having a good day!

I love, love, love this book! From the second I read the summary to the moment I finished the book, I fell in love with the characters. This book also talks about bisexuality and the confusion of figuring out who you are. The author writes this story in a brilliant way and I highly recommend this read!

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This was an utterly adorable read. I loved this book so much.

Got the #pride🌈 endcap up at work tonight (this is what happens when I get stuck on a register: I make book lists and turn them into displays 😈). There are so many great YA books that it was hard to narrow it down and leave room for other things, too. #goodproblemtohave @bncoralridge

Read for @bookriot #ReadHarder Challenge to read a LGBTQ+ romance. The cuteness of this book is off the charts. I devoured this book over two days and stayed up to finish. Wonderfully written without talking down to the intended young audience. My only complaint is that it ended. I definitely want more. No matter your age, pick this up. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Middle grade GLBT novel for the win! I feel like this was extremely well done, and if it was a bit idealistic well we need some idealism every now and then. An important book to have on your shelves. Deals with a first same-sex crush in a middle-school-appropriate way. Yes, please!! #weneeddiversebooks #glbt #hammockreading

An adorably delightful middle-grade title with a bisexual main character? I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying.

Utterly charming and fun, with great first crush feels and good eighth grade social dynamics! Plus, so much Shakespeare!

I'm adoring this cute MG f/f crush story revolving around a production of Romeo and Juliet!

I am having all. the. feels. over this book right now. I'm so glad that this book exists in the world. It is sweet and heartfelt and honest and true, and I love it so much. I wish I could go back in time and give it to 13-year-old me. It is wondrously beautiful, and I loved reading it. 😍😭😍

I forgot I'd gotten an e-galley of this. With all the hubbub about it today, I'm finally going to start it. And make sure my library gets a copy of it. For those who don't know what hubbub I'm talking about: http://ow.ly/6lIP30abvQK

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(Schoolyard Shakespeare is a thing I love so much and I don't even care a particular lot about normal Shakespeare.)

I loved this book!! Barbara Dee's characters are smart and complex. I loved that Dee knew that 8th graders can love Shakespeare and that she never puts anyone in a box. I give this book so much love. It hits shelves in March and I have a big feeling about this one, you guys. #middlegrade #kidlit #lgbtlit #shakespeare

Starting this upcoming middle-grade LGBTQ novel and really hoping it will be done well! Gio is skeptical.

Middle grade novel about a 12-year-old who realizes she has a crush on a girl when they do the play Romeo and Juliet. Yes, please! #tbr #weneeddiversebooks