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amylandranch 's review for:
Star-Crossed
by Barbara Dee
This is a sweet story of an 8th grade girl, her 2 best friends, and the school play Romeo and Juliet. Mattie has always been a behind the scenes type of girl but the play gives her an opportunity to shine. It also makes her wonder why she had a crush on a boy last year and this year she seems to like the girl who is playing Juliet. I thought the potential crush was handled masterfully and shows the confusion she has as she tries to figure out who she is. I also liked how her friends handle the news and how a teacher shuts down a student for using unkind language towards gay people. And the English nerd in me loves the Shakespeare quotes and how the story follows parts of the play. I think it is a gentle story that will help kids understand themselves or their friends as many go through the middle school struggle of who they are and what they want to become.