{"product_id":"you-started-it-isbn-9781774884751","title":"You Started It","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetter Than the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e meets Olivia Rodrigo's \u003ci\u003eSour \u003c\/i\u003ein a new YA romance novel from \u003ci\u003eSomething More\u003c\/i\u003e author, Jackie Khalilieh.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen-year-old Jamie Taher-Foster has big plans for senior year. She's made a list of things and places in Toronto she and her boyfriend of three years, Ben Cameron, need to check off before graduating. And the biggest plan of all: a very special night for the two of them at the upcoming Winter Formal. But then Ben arrives back home after a summer away with an unthinkable announcement: he wants to break up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when Jamie discovers him with Olivia Chen the next day, she is determined to get him back. Even if that means fake dating the younger, curly-haired, TikTok dancer Axel Dahini, whose bicycle she accidentally ran over. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough she and Axel have nothing in common aside from their shared Arab heritage — she's a messy, type A with anxiety; he's carefree but meticulous — their forced time together brings them to better understand one another. And for Jamie, it just might mean learning that not all experiences or people need to be crossed off a list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eYou Started It\u003c\/i\u003e is honest, wise, and wholeheartedly romantic, starring a cast of endearingly flawed characters who feel like real friends. A total delight.\" —Becky Albertalli, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSimon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eA true joy to read. Earnest and effortlessly charming, \u003ci\u003eYou Started It \u003c\/i\u003eembodies everything I adore about YA rom-coms. Jackie Khalilieh has such a talent for writing nuanced characters you can’t help but laugh with, cry with, and root for.” —Ann Liang, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e I Hope This Doesn’t Find You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Indigo's Best Teen Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003eA 2025 Indigo Best of the Year (So Far)\u003cbr\u003eOne of CBC Books' Best Canadian Children's Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003eAn Indigo Most Anticipated Teen Book\u003cbr\u003eA JLG Gold Star Selection\u003cbr\u003eA Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Book for Kids and Teens, Fall 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Khalilieh creates an excellent balance between the complicated family relationships Jamie has with her mother and absentee father and some lighter comic moments of going on dates with Axel around their hometown of Toronto. With his golden retriever energy and loving Arab family, Axel shows Jamie how to try new things and embrace her identity in ways she never has before. . . . Highly recommended for libraries diversifying their YA romance collections with more stories that focus on managing identity, disability, and mental health anxieties in positive ways. A sure delight for fans of authors like Tashie Bhuiyan and Farah Heron.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eSTARRED REVIEW, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Khalilieh explores heavier topics, including mental health and racism, in a deft manner that avoids heavy-handedness. Packed with intense moments, emotional drama, and lots of loving (and fraught) family moments, the book ultimately celebrates kindness and love. There’s also a celebration of Palestinian heritage and a welcome inversion of negative stereotypes, especially about Arab men[.]\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Khalilieh tackles relevant issues for teens, including self-discovery, strained family relationships, and learning to make healthy choices. . . . \u003ci\u003eYou Started It \u003c\/i\u003eis a fun YA romance that would appeal to fans of Jenny Han or Nicola Yoon. It tackles relevant issues for teens and explores healthy ways to manage communication, relationships, and mental health.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Diary of a Word Nerd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACKIE KHALILIEH\u003c\/b\u003e is a Palestinian Canadian writer with a penchant for Samoyeds, to-do lists and staying up way too late. She is passionate about positive representation within her writing. \u003ci\u003eSomething More, \u003c\/i\u003eher debut YA novel, was shortlisted for the Ruth \u0026amp; Sylvia Schwartz Award, as well as the Snow Willow Award and the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, and was selected for several Best Books of 2023 lists, including the New York Public Library and Audible Canada among others. She resides just outside Toronto, Canada, with her husband and two daughters, continuing to complain nightly about having to cook dinner.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302455234789,"sku":"NP9781774884751","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781774884751.jpg?v=1767744767","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/you-started-it-isbn-9781774884751","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}