{"product_id":"maybe-he-just-likes-you-barbara-dee-paperback","title":"Maybe He Just Likes You -- Barbara Dee, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e2019 \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of the Year (Erin Entrada Kelly Pick)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe novel's all-too-familiar scenario offers a springboard for discussion among middle schoolers...Easily grasped scenarios and short chapters help make this timely #MeToo story accessible to a wide audience.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Realistic and heartbreaking.\" --\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching--and ultimately uplifting--novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the boys don't leave Mila alone. On the bus. In the halls. During band practice--the one place Mila could always escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of\u003ci\u003e Everything I Know About You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalfway Normal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed \u003c\/i\u003ecomes this timely story of a middle school girl standing up and finding her voice.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barbara Dee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.6\" H x 5.1\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781534432383\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697010397338,"sku":"9781534432383","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781534432383_7f871273-6de2-4ad6-95e7-8f3b5a0330c0.jpg?v=1774808385","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/maybe-he-just-likes-you-barbara-dee-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}