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A review by i_will_papercut_a_bish
Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee
4.0
This book will appeal to kids who love to love literature, and is a lot of fun even if it's not your thing.
Quiet Mattie balances her first play role, learning to express her heart, and realizing her own bisexuality, all the while struggling to stay true to her friends. Her adventure kept me flipping pages until the end.
I'll admit that, at first, I'd wanted the ending tied with a pretty bow (spoilers: it wasn't, exactly), but that's the spirit of middle school, isn't it? It's a story of becoming.
I loved that the family relationships were realistic, even the minor characters were nuanced, and that (in the end) Mattie's understanding of the entire world (and *all* her relationships) has stretched a bit. If you're a sucker for school-setting middle grade books, Barbara Dee absolutely scores 10/10.
Quiet Mattie balances her first play role, learning to express her heart, and realizing her own bisexuality, all the while struggling to stay true to her friends. Her adventure kept me flipping pages until the end.
I'll admit that, at first, I'd wanted the ending tied with a pretty bow (spoilers: it wasn't, exactly), but that's the spirit of middle school, isn't it? It's a story of becoming.
I loved that the family relationships were realistic, even the minor characters were nuanced, and that (in the end) Mattie's understanding of the entire world (and *all* her relationships) has stretched a bit. If you're a sucker for school-setting middle grade books, Barbara Dee absolutely scores 10/10.