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Analee, in Real Life by Janelle Milanes
4.0
Analee Echevarria knows she doesn't come across that great in real life. Her mom died three years ago and it feels like it's never going to stop hurting. Her father is marrying a yogi who drives Analee crazy--don't even get her started on her soon-to-be stepsister. Then there's Analee's best friend who isn't her best friend, or really any friend at all, anymore.
All in all, Analee is much happier spending her time playing her favorite online game where she can be Kiri--the night elf hunter who never struggles to say or do the right thing. It doesn't hurt that her in-game sidekick Xolxar (played by a boy named Harris) has quickly become her best friend even though Analee and Harris have never met in person.
High school is just something to get through, and Analee knows she can do that if she just keeps her head down and stays out of the way of the popular kids. The only problem is that Seb Matias--undisputed school heartthrob and jerk--wants Analee to pose as his girlfriend while he tries to make is ex jealous.
Much to his surprise, and Analee's, she agrees hoping the fake relationship can help her practice real connections and work up the nerve to finally meet Harris. But as their fake relationship threatens to turn into a real friendship, Analee has to wonder if she's ready to connect with anyone in the real world--especially herself in Analee in Real Life (2018) by Janelle Milanes.
Analee in Real Life is equal parts thoughtful and funny as Analee navigates grief, friend breakups, and her future step-mother's nightmare diet schemes (kale chips, anyone?).
Analee is a no-nonsense narrator. She knows she has work to do and she knows she is one hundred percent terrified of putting in that work when it means doing scary things. As much as this novel explores romance and friendship, it's really a story about Analee learning how to start to like herself and understand her place in a family that has irrevocably changed.
Analee in Real Life is an empowering and sometimes painfully realistic story about a girl who realizes that the most challenging role she has to play is herself. Recommended for readers who like their characters sharp, their humor sardonic, and their romances to toe the line between reality and hoax.
Possible Pairings: Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi, 500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario., To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart, In Real Life by Jessica Love, From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon, Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills, Bright Before Sunrise by Tiffany Schmidt
All in all, Analee is much happier spending her time playing her favorite online game where she can be Kiri--the night elf hunter who never struggles to say or do the right thing. It doesn't hurt that her in-game sidekick Xolxar (played by a boy named Harris) has quickly become her best friend even though Analee and Harris have never met in person.
High school is just something to get through, and Analee knows she can do that if she just keeps her head down and stays out of the way of the popular kids. The only problem is that Seb Matias--undisputed school heartthrob and jerk--wants Analee to pose as his girlfriend while he tries to make is ex jealous.
Much to his surprise, and Analee's, she agrees hoping the fake relationship can help her practice real connections and work up the nerve to finally meet Harris. But as their fake relationship threatens to turn into a real friendship, Analee has to wonder if she's ready to connect with anyone in the real world--especially herself in Analee in Real Life (2018) by Janelle Milanes.
Analee in Real Life is equal parts thoughtful and funny as Analee navigates grief, friend breakups, and her future step-mother's nightmare diet schemes (kale chips, anyone?).
Analee is a no-nonsense narrator. She knows she has work to do and she knows she is one hundred percent terrified of putting in that work when it means doing scary things. As much as this novel explores romance and friendship, it's really a story about Analee learning how to start to like herself and understand her place in a family that has irrevocably changed.
Analee in Real Life is an empowering and sometimes painfully realistic story about a girl who realizes that the most challenging role she has to play is herself. Recommended for readers who like their characters sharp, their humor sardonic, and their romances to toe the line between reality and hoax.
Possible Pairings: Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi, 500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario., To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart, In Real Life by Jessica Love, From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon, Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills, Bright Before Sunrise by Tiffany Schmidt