A review by nerdese
Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee

5.0

Shakespeare, Star Wars, smart girls...AND an on-the-page mention of bisexuality in a middle grade book? (Seriously...the word! On the page!). What more could you want? It's still light-hearted and funny while interrogating issues of sexuality, friendship, and loyalty that many a middle schooler has likely faced, but probably hasn't had an outlet for. This totally threw me back to my own eighth-grade play experience, the particular magic and madness of an eighth-grade crush, and the unique power of friendship and love in that age.