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A review by kba76
Speak for Yourself by Lana Wood Johnson
3.0
Skylar, our main character, is a coding genius and she is determined that this year her school will win an important competition. The whole quiz thing was very much in the background, but it gave us the opportunity to see Skylar’s need to control everything around her. Of course, this causes issues.
To cut to the chase, they don’t have enough members of their team so another girl is drafted in. Skylar learns that Joey, their new member, likes Zane but is shy about asking him on a date. Unlike most teens, Sklyar devises an app that will give Joey the confidence to work out if Zane likes her before she makes a fool of herself. Unlike many, this app proves popular and soon causes a few issues for the group.
A huge part of the novel is Skylar’s focus and dedication to coding. It was evidently a passion of hers, but it didn’t seem to bring her much joy. She is awkward in social occasions...and her lack of awareness at what was blindingly obvious to pretty much everyone did become frustrating.
While the friendship group dynamic did prove entertaining on occasion, it was hard not to feel irritated at times by the whole scenario. They are flawed and make some mistakes, but it was good to see them able to resolve their issues (or at least some of them).
To cut to the chase, they don’t have enough members of their team so another girl is drafted in. Skylar learns that Joey, their new member, likes Zane but is shy about asking him on a date. Unlike most teens, Sklyar devises an app that will give Joey the confidence to work out if Zane likes her before she makes a fool of herself. Unlike many, this app proves popular and soon causes a few issues for the group.
A huge part of the novel is Skylar’s focus and dedication to coding. It was evidently a passion of hers, but it didn’t seem to bring her much joy. She is awkward in social occasions...and her lack of awareness at what was blindingly obvious to pretty much everyone did become frustrating.
While the friendship group dynamic did prove entertaining on occasion, it was hard not to feel irritated at times by the whole scenario. They are flawed and make some mistakes, but it was good to see them able to resolve their issues (or at least some of them).