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  • I actually listened to this one. It was a great one to listen to. Chapters alternated between the perspectives of Julie and Bryce. It was a great "she said, he said" kind of book. I am amazed everytime I hear of situations where two people expereience the same thing, but have very different impressi ... Continue

    I actually listened to this one. It was a great one to listen to. Chapters alternated between the perspectives of Julie and Bryce. It was a great "she said, he said" kind of book. I am amazed everytime I hear of situations where two people expereience the same thing, but have very different impressions of what "really" happened. I also liked that it started when they were in 2nd grade and continued through 8th grade.

    

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The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. She says: “My Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.” He says: “It’s been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.” But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down. And just as he’s thinking there’s more to her than meets the eye, she’s thinking that he’s not quite all he seemed.

This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny new voices. Wendelin Van Draanen is at her best here with a knockout cast of quirky characters and a hilarious series of misunderstandings and missed opportunities. But underlying the humor are two teens in transition. They are each learning to look beyond the surface of people, both figuring out who they are, who they want to be, and who they want to be with.


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