Maybe He Just Likes You
(Trade Paperback / Paperback, Reprint ed.)
By Dee, Barbara
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Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates. For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school blacktop. A few ...days later, at recess, one of the boys (and fellow trumpet player) Callum tells Mila it's his birthday, and asks her for a birthday hug. He's just being friendly, isn't he? And how can she say no? But Callum's hug lasts a few seconds too long, and feels...weird. According to her friend, Zara, Mila is being immature and overreacting. Doesn't she know what flirting looks like? But the boys don't leave Mila alone. On the bus. In the halls. During band practice--the one place Mila could always escape. It doesn't feel like flirting--so what is it? Thanks to a chance meeting, Mila begins to find solace in a new place: karate class. Slowly, with the help of a fellow classmate, Mila learns how to stand her ground and how to respect others--and herself. With her newfound confidence, Mila begins to stand up to the boys, which doesn't go over so well. And when Callum finally pushes her too far, Mila realizes this is not something she can battle on her own--and finds help in some unexpected places.
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ISBN |
9781534432383 |
Released NZ |
15 Sep 2020 |
Publisher |
Aladdin Paperbacks |
Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback, Reprint ed. |
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Full details for this title
Interest Age |
8-12 years |
Reading Age |
8-12 years |
Library of Congress |
Single-parent families, Friendship, Schools, Middle schools, Family life |
NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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Author's Bio
Barbara Dee is the author of eleven middle grade novels published by Simon & Schuster, including My Life in the Fish Tank, Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed. Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including the The Washington Post's Best Children's Books, the ALA Notable Children's Books, the ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. Barbara lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.
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