This is such a good coming-of-age story, specifically a girl learning new things about her sexuality and coming to terms with how that will change how she and others view her, and learning what WON'T change about herself as well.
Ophelia has always liked boys, maybe what some would call boy-crazy. But lately she's been noticing Talia a lot, a girl in her government class. This book sort of just follows Ophelia as she realizes she might not be exclusively into boys.
There's a really good friendship dynamic in this story - Ophelia already has some good friends, and she meets and gets close with a few other people as the story goes on. She specifically starts spending time with someone she didn't think she liked all that well, a boy named Wes who likes her friend Lindsey, and their developing friendship ends up being very, very cute.
There is a lot of inclusivity in this story. Ophelia is Latine, and there's a lot of elements of culture in the story, and her friend group is very diverse, both in race and ethnicity and come to find out, sexuality.
Ophelia also has good and present parents, and there is a conflict between Ophelia and her mom that takes up a good chunk of the book. I like that the parents were portrayed as reasonable and involved, but that Ophelia is still shown having somewhat of a fight with her mom. I think that shows a good range of what a healthy relationship with a parent can be!!
I really think this is the kind of story that queer people my age wish they would have had when they were teenagers, and hopefully it will make its way into the right teens' hands.
Ophelia has always liked boys, maybe what some would call boy-crazy. But lately she's been noticing Talia a lot, a girl in her government class. This book sort of just follows Ophelia as she realizes she might not be exclusively into boys.
There's a really good friendship dynamic in this story - Ophelia already has some good friends, and she meets and gets close with a few other people as the story goes on. She specifically starts spending time with someone she didn't think she liked all that well, a boy named Wes who likes her friend Lindsey, and their developing friendship ends up being very, very cute.
There is a lot of inclusivity in this story. Ophelia is Latine, and there's a lot of elements of culture in the story, and her friend group is very diverse, both in race and ethnicity and come to find out, sexuality.
Ophelia also has good and present parents, and there is a conflict between Ophelia and her mom that takes up a good chunk of the book. I like that the parents were portrayed as reasonable and involved, but that Ophelia is still shown having somewhat of a fight with her mom. I think that shows a good range of what a healthy relationship with a parent can be!!
I really think this is the kind of story that queer people my age wish they would have had when they were teenagers, and hopefully it will make its way into the right teens' hands.