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cindymccrawdircks 's review for:
Star-Crossed
by Barbara Dee
One of the things I loved about this book was how unbelievably kind it was. The mother tried hard. The older sister listened. The best friends had the main character's back. The primary teacher cared about his students and handled difficult conversations with sincerity and carefully considered advice. Don't get me wrong--the plot was ripe with conflict. The main character fretted over decisions and difficult relationships and frenemies. And the ending wasn't neat and tidy, which I also loved. But at this time in our country's history, it just felt good to see people acting ideally how people should act--as a unified support structure for teens/tweens questioning themselves and trying to figure out how they fit in.