A review by ginnykaczmarek
Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee

5.0

Charming, sweet, and empowering. The characters and their middle-school dramas feel true-to-life while cleverly echoing, and gently skewing, elements of Romeo and Juliet. Mattie's confusion about her crush is explored with lightness and warmth. Friendship and self-acceptance are primary themes, with all characters learning to embrace open-mindedness toward themselves and one another.

Totally age-appropriate story about acceptance and becoming.