Today's WHAT'S THE BUZZ title is a Tween Fiction title coming to you JUNE 4TH via Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and features a look at fresh young romance as it should be...or is it? Sound like your cup of tea? Well then, ladies and gents, prepare yourself as we dive between the pages of today's book of choice...
by
G.F. Miller
9781665950015
Aladdin
About the book...
Two friends who have unhappily found themselves accidentally dating try to drive the other one to call things off in this witty and heartfelt middle school romance.
Childhood friends Eve and Andrew are destined to be together—everyone says so, especially their friends and classmates who are all suddenly crush-obsessed. So when Eve and Andrew’s first eighth grade school dance rolls around and Eve, feeling the pressure, awkwardly asks Andrew to go with her, everyone assumes they are Officially Dating and Practically in Love. Overwhelmed, Eve and Andrew just…go with it.
And it’s weird. Neither of them wants this dating thing to mess up their friendship, and they don’t really see each other that way. But they also don’t want to be the one to call things off, the one to make things super awkward. So they both—separately—pledge to be the worst boyfriend or girlfriend ever, leaving it to the other person to break up with them. It would be genius…if the other person weren’t doing the exact same thing.
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Boy meets girl.
Boy is friends with girl.
Boy and girl MUST be dating, madly in love, and eventually one day down the line a ways headed to the chapel where they're gonna get....
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA.
Who is in charge of this story anyway?
The friends surrounding them, or the boy and girl themselves?
Now THAT'S something worth writing about.
This is a story of how the world (in this case, middle school kids, and parents) can take a look at something and call it what they want to see instead of what it might actually be without input from the parties involved, only influence. Yeah...and the thing is, they are BOTH too kind hearted and taking steps into the unknown to say ANYTHING to ANYONE to put the brakes on this runaway train of gossip, speculation, and assumptions that seem to be molding them into the perfect couple. COULD they be that? Sure, if given the chance to figure it out for themselves, but forcing them into a mold that they aren't ready to fit can create all sorts of havoc and the fact that neither wants to hurt the other in this crazy process speaks volumes for the kindness of their hearts.
A great read for the younger end of the Middle Grade readers just finding their footing in the world of romance, and, let's face it, eighth grade as a whole! It's a new world for certain, but never lose site of who you are, or where you're ready to be.
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About the author...
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G. F. Miller absolutely insists on a happy ending. Everything else is negotiable. She is living her Happily Ever After with the love of her life, three kids, two puppies, and some chickens. She cries at random times. She makes faces at herself in the mirror. She believes in the Oxford comma. And she’s always here for a dance party.
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Special thanks to Lindsey at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing for the chance to share this title with you and for the ecopy for review! (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title celebrates its BOOK BIRTHDAY June 4th, 2024, so mark your calendar or pre order your copy today!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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