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Young Adult · 2016 · PG

Tell Me Three Things

by Julie Buxbaum

A grieving girl finds an unlikely pen pal hiding in plain sight at her new school.

For10+GenreYoung AdultLength304 pagesRead time~7.5 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

Barely any

Occasional mild teen slang

Sexual Content

Barely any

Innocent teen romance; a first kiss

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Grief over the death of a parent is a central theme; some social anxiety and adjustment challenges

What this book is about

Jessie, uprooted after her mother's death when her father remarries and relocates them to Los Angeles, starts at an elite school knowing no one. A mysterious online classmate calling himself Somebody/Nobody becomes her guide through the social maze — and she becomes determined to figure out who he is. A warm story about grief, friendship, and first love.

Notes for sensitive readers

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Parental death and grief

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