{"product_id":"maybe-he-just-likes-you-9781534432376","title":"Maybe He Just Likes You","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534432376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2019 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e505166 \/ Maybe He Just Likes You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Barbara Dee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36657510449308,"sku":"9781534432376","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6db3704f-d28a-4d5e-831b-2d20efc2667a.jpg?v=1603890791","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/maybe-he-just-likes-you-9781534432376","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}