A review by madelinemcguire
Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee

5.0

When Mattie starts helping with her eight grade play of Romeo and Juliet she's really just doing it to spend time with her best friends Tessa and Lucy. She doesn't expect to end up replacing Romeo when the boy playing him drops out. She also doesn't expect to be so smitten with Gemma the lovely girl playing Juliet, she's always had crushes on boys before so she doesn't understand why she's feeling that way about Gemma. But with the the help of her friends, some good sisterly-advice, and some Shakespeare it might all just work out.

I love books where Shakespeare is involved, and this book was so perfectly middle school. There's a mean-girl, and best friends and unsure feelings and awkwardness all around. This endearing book handles the topic so well and is just such a joy to read. 10/10 would recommend.