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Cross My Heart and Never Lie
Cross My Heart and Never Lie | Nora Dåsnes
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In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a teenager are confusing—so when her first crush turns out to be on another girl, it feels absolutely wonderful--so why does it become so complicated? Perfect for fans of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag, HeartStopper by Alice Oseman, and Jen Wang's The Dressmaker and the Prince. Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to love. Worst of all, Linnea and Bao expect Tuva to choose a side! In this delighfully hand-lettered coming-of-age graphic diary, Tuva gets caught between feeling like a kid and wanting to know HOW to become a teenager. Then Miriam shows up and suddenly Tuva feels as if she’s met her soulmate. Can you fall in love with a girl, keep it from your friends, and survive? For Tuva, it may be possible, but it's defintely not easy.
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Lauredhel
Lauredhel
Cross My Heart and Never Lie | Nora Dåsnes
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MG diary/graphic novel. LMAO at this bit. Which team are you?

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m afraid I would break this categorization system 😂 2mo
Lauredhel @Clare-Dragonfly I think most of us would :) I\'m mostly column B except for my husband! 2mo
5feet.of.fury What if I want to wear makeup AND play in the bog? 😂 2mo
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psalva
psalva
Cross My Heart and Never Lie | Nora Dåsnes
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I really enjoyed this sweet story of Tuva and her time navigating friendships during the 7th grade in Norway. The notes in the back informed me that 7th grade there is the last year before junior high, a big transition into teenager life. I think this perfectly captured how awkward it can be to navigate the changes of this time in life. ⬇ï¸

psalva I loved the queer rep, the humor, and Tuva‘s relationship with her dad. The ending was a bit trite for me, but it made sense given that this seems to be for a younger audience. I haven‘t read many graphic novels from Norway so I‘m glad this was translated and released in English! Storygraph says this is 1 in a series, so I‘d be interested to see if more become available by this author. (edited) 2mo
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psalva
psalva
Cross My Heart and Never Lie | Nora Dåsnes
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Nighty night! This had me thinking about the interesting linguistic practice of reduplication, the repetition of syllables, words, etc. This one is exact reduplication, but there‘s also rhyming (artsy-fartsy), ablaut (mishmash), sch- (fancy-schmancy), and others. Holy-moly!
#weirdwords #weirdwordWednesdays @CBee

CBee So cool! Thanks for sharing 😊😊 2mo
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psalva
psalva
Cross My Heart and Never Lie | Nora Dåsnes
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In this graphic novel, the MC‘s dad makes playlists for her, which I love. But I absolutely adore how the artist includes the playlist in context. I love when authors do this!

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Sarahreadstoomuch
Sarahreadstoomuch
Cross My Heart and Never Lie | Nora Dåsnes
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Aw, this 2024 Stonewall winner perfectly captures that awkward time just before high school when it seems everybody around you is maturing and you aren‘t sure how to catch up, or even if you want to. Add in that Tuva might not want a boyfriend, but a girlfriend. Fantastic graphic novel.

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booklover3258
booklover3258
Cross My Heart and Never Lie | Nora Dåsnes
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This book came into the library and I thought the cover was cute so I thought what the heck I'll read it. I'm glad I did. It was a great story about a girl whose friends are growing up too fast for her. She's confused as to what she wants. Does she want to remain a tomboy and just hang out in the bog or does she want to start dating and wear makeup? Hmm... Graphics are great and the ending was sweet.

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