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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language in the contemporary YA register
Sexual Content
Some
Age-appropriate teen romantic content; a developing queer relationship
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Low psychological intensity; anxiety and the fear of rejection are handled with warmth
What this book is about
Becky Albertalli's second Simonverse novel follows Molly Peskin-Suso, who falls for a new girl in her twin sister's friend group while navigating her sister Cassie's first serious relationship. The novel is warm, funny, and inclusive — Molly is fat, Jewish, and anxious; her family is wonderfully eccentric. A gentle YA contemporary about the courage it takes to be seen. Romantic content is age-appropriate.
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