{"product_id":"the-upside-of-unrequited-isbn-9780062348708","title":"The Upside of Unrequited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda comes a funny, authentic novel about sisterhood, love, and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I can’t stop hugging this book.\" (Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I have such a crush on this book! Not only is this one a must read, but it's a must re-read.\" (Julie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin')\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a cute new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly's totally not dying of loneliness - except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie's new girlfriend comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. If Molly can win him over, she'll get her first kiss and she'll get her twin back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's only one problem: Molly's coworker, Reid. He's a chubby Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there's absolutely no way Molly could fall for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Quest for a First Kiss:\u003c\/b\u003e After twenty-six unrequited crushes, seventeen-year-old Molly is ready for the real thing—if she can just survive the possibility of rejection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComplicated Sisterhood:\u003c\/b\u003e Molly and her twin Cassie have always been inseparable. But when Cassie gets a girlfriend, Molly has to wonder if there’s still room for her.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Unlikely Love Interest:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyone thinks Molly should fall for the cute hipster boy. But what about Reid, her Tolkien-obsessed coworker who might just see her for who she really is?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthentic Fat Protagonist:\u003c\/b\u003e A funny, heartfelt story about self-acceptance, identity, and learning that fat girls deserve a happily ever after, too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: “Albertalli paints a stunningly three-dimensional, cliche-free world for Simon that bursts with unforgettable characters. Savor it, because you’ll read it for the first time only once. Worthy of Fault in Our Stars-level obsession.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Love child of John Green and Rainbow Rowell.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“And that’s Simon’s wise, melancholy, lesson: We are all in a constant state of reintroduction to the universe, to our fellow Homo sapiens, and ultimately to ourselves. And over the course of this radically tender debut, we’re reminded that while high school mercifully ends, the stumble toward growth continues, one freaking awkward step at a time.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “Funny, moving and emotionally wise.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Debut novelist Albertalli writes believably in the voice of a confused, openhearted 16-year-old. Readers will fall madly in love with Simon.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Though there are realistic moments of tension, the dominant sentiment here is the delicious excitement of finding your best self in the eyes of someone else; not since Levithan’s Boy Meets Boy have readers been treated to such a happy sigh of a book about two boys falling in love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is absolutely adorable and has so much diversity! I fail to see how anyone cannot love this book and its characters.” A Best Book of 2017 - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrightly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heart-fluttering, honest, and hilarious. I can’t stop hugging this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I have such a crush on this book! Not only is this one a must read, but it’s a must re-read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of DUMPLIN'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “Readers will fall in love with this fresh, honest, inclusive look at dating, families, and friendship. A top purchase for all YA collections.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In her second, relationship-rich novel, Albertalli’s take on the agonies and ecstasies of adolescent love are spot-on.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While first kisses, first loves, and even first sexual experiences have all been dealt with in some form or another, she tackles these big milestones head-on and with aplomb.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e’If you’re in the mood for a snappy romance to vicariously bathe you in the pain and elation of first love, Becky Albertalli’s \u003cem\u003eThe Upside of Unrequited\u003c\/em\u003e provides.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rife with realistic, high school relationships and drama, with a laugh or two at every turn, this is a coming-of-age, coming-out, and defying-the-odds story with which many teens will identify.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I love you, SIMON. I LOVE YOU! And I love this fresh, funny, live-out-loud book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I am so in love with this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina LaCour, author of Hold Still\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delightfully funny and at times heart-wrenching. Readers will ache for Simon’s awkwardness, cheer his small triumphs, but, most of all, fall in love with this kid and with this remarkable gift of a novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Are we absolutely certain that Becky Albertalli didn’t just steal the diary of a hilariously observant teenage boy? SIMON VS. 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