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Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader; Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and perfect façade, Tam sees a goofy, sensitive, lonely girl. And Tam's so much more than a volleyball player, Kate realizes: She's everything Kate wishes she could be. It's complicated. Except it's not. When Kate and Tam meet, they fall in like. It's as simple as that. But not everybody sees it that way. This novel in verse about two girls discovering their feelings for each other is a universal story of finding a way to be comfortable in your own skin.
Publication Year: 2019
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0 0goddddd this fucking book.
i'm truly obsessed with everything about this book. both Kate and Tam are so sweet and shy, yet open and willing to get to know each other. they're strong and stubborn and bright and curious and i LOVE THEM.
there's a level of miscommunication throughout the story, but they're also 12 or 13 and that's just how it is when you're that age! so it didn't bother me.
coming out seems so hard, and it can be painful and scary, but it's also beautiful and eye-opening and i loved the conversations about and around it, even if there were characters in the book who are less than thrilled with the realizations. i loved the girls' developments and self-acceptance over the course of the story. it can also seem unsurpassable and like everyone is going to be negative or non-accepting, and it doesn't always turn out that way!!
i also really liked the Alex's and their role in the story. it was so interesting to have the breaks throughout the book as if a narrator was telling the girls' story, their questions and wonderings adding to the progression. at first, i definitely thought they were going to be antagonistic characters, but i was pleasantly surprised with each story break.
it's perfect. such a necessary read. 🤍
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