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A gorgeous full-colour coming-of-age novel, perfect for fans of Judy BlumeÕs Are You There God? ItÕs Me, Margaret, Katie KirbyÕs The Mega Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks and The Babysitters Club graphic novels
Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing a diary, getting a cool look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and sharing EVERYTHING with her best friends. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be.
Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: Team Linnea and the girls who fall in love and Team Bao and the girls who are still playing. Linnea has a boyfriend, Bao hates everything related to feelings. Worst of all, Tuva is expected to choose a side!
Then Mariam shows up and suddenly things begin to make a little more sense. But with all her friends fighting, this is one part of growing up that Tuva isnÕt quite sure how to share É
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diary, coming of age, friendship, differences, growing up, sexuality, coming out, romance, school, teenager
It's the last day of summer and 12-year-old Tuva is writing her goals for the new school year in her diary. Her goals include doing activities with her friends, Bao and Linnea, getting a cool new look, and falling in love. Linnea announces to them that she and Martin are going out. Although Tuva is curious, Bao is disinterested. Tuva bonds with a new girl, Mariam, over music and starts drifting away from Bao and Linnea. Tuva wonders if she's in love with Mariam and confesses to Bao, who is exasperated that all her friends are falling in love. To keep the peace, Tuva starts telling Bao white lies. A heartwarming coming-of-age story about friendship, growing up and falling in love for readers of Heartstopper.
