Truly Tyler
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- Author：Terri Libenson
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Summary
A story about being your truest self--and trusting your truest friends--from bestselling author Terri Libenson。 Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale。
Cliques。 Crushes。 Comics。 Middle school。
Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie， his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time。 He wonders why can't he nerd out on drawing and play ball？
Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush， Tyler。 But she gets the feeling that his friends don't think she's cool enough。 Maybe it's time for a total reinvention。 。 。 。
Don't miss the rest of the Emmie & Friends series: Invisible Emmie， Positively Izzy， Just Jaime， Becoming Brianna， and You-Niquely You: An Emmie & Friends Interactive Journal！
Cliques。 Crushes。 Comics。 Middle school。
Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie， his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time。 He wonders why can't he nerd out on drawing and play ball？
Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush， Tyler。 But she gets the feeling that his friends don't think she's cool enough。 Maybe it's time for a total reinvention。 。 。 。
Don't miss the rest of the Emmie & Friends series: Invisible Emmie， Positively Izzy， Just Jaime， Becoming Brianna， and You-Niquely You: An Emmie & Friends Interactive Journal！
Reviews
Kathleen Bookish
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*I received an e-ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 Terri Libenson is pitch perfect yet again！ She captures the tone of middle school perfectly。 Truly Tyler is a coming-of-age story that centers around the topic of standing up for yourself and others regardless of what your friends may think。 This book is told in dual perspective switching between Tyler and Emmie。 To be completely honest， I have loved all of the books in the Emmie and Friends series and this book w *I received an e-ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 Terri Libenson is pitch perfect yet again！ She captures the tone of middle school perfectly。 Truly Tyler is a coming-of-age story that centers around the topic of standing up for yourself and others regardless of what your friends may think。 This book is told in dual perspective switching between Tyler and Emmie。 To be completely honest， I have loved all of the books in the Emmie and Friends series and this book was no different。 “Cliques。 Crushes。 Comics。 Middle school。Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie， his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time。 He wonders why can’t he nerd out on drawing and play ball？Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush， Tyler。 But she gets the feeling that his friends don’t think she’s cool enough。 Maybe it’s time for a total reinvention。 。 。 。”#trulytyler #netgalley 。。。more
Kayla M
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I have loved all of the Emmie & Friends books and Truly Tyler was no exception！ I appreciated that this one was from the perspective of a middle school boy， there are not many graphic novels with this point of view。 The author did a wonderful job of capturing the middle school dynamic of the cool kids， the jocks， the art kids， the geeks etc。， and the drama of trying to be a part of multiple cliques or of adding a new friend to the group。 In this case Tyler is working on an art project with Emmie I have loved all of the Emmie & Friends books and Truly Tyler was no exception！ I appreciated that this one was from the perspective of a middle school boy， there are not many graphic novels with this point of view。 The author did a wonderful job of capturing the middle school dynamic of the cool kids， the jocks， the art kids， the geeks etc。， and the drama of trying to be a part of multiple cliques or of adding a new friend to the group。 In this case Tyler is working on an art project with Emmie and now has to divide his time between basketball practice， the art project， spending time with his jock friends， and spending time with Emmie on their assignment。 As expected much friendship drama and middle school angst occurs that has Tyler questioning why he has to belong to one group。 。。。more
Rachel
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I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is the first book I have read from the Emmie and Friends series， and I enjoyed it。 I liked the dual perspectives from Tyler and Emmie， and I also thought it was very clever how the comic they were working on mirrored their real-life relationship。 Though some references might have been easier understood had I read some of the previous books， I didn’t feel as if not having read them prevented me from enjoying this one。 I also t I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is the first book I have read from the Emmie and Friends series， and I enjoyed it。 I liked the dual perspectives from Tyler and Emmie， and I also thought it was very clever how the comic they were working on mirrored their real-life relationship。 Though some references might have been easier understood had I read some of the previous books， I didn’t feel as if not having read them prevented me from enjoying this one。 I also think the graphic format will interest and engage reluctant readers， which is always a plus。 I also thought the author did a really nice job of creating realistic dialogue and situations for middle school kids。 However， I did feel as if the conflict was wrapped up a little too quickly and tidily。 。。。more
Susan Ballard
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Stop！ 🛑 Do not scroll on by because this looks like just some kid’s book！ You need to hear about this one。I am so glad that @harperkids and @theshelfstuff invited me on this tour for this terrific yet insightful middle-grade graphic novel。My kids are both in their twenties， but when they heard me giggling and laughing 😂 while reading this book， they had to know what kind of children’s book could make their mom laugh so much。 Both of them agreed this book was spot on with how kids， and well， some Stop！ 🛑 Do not scroll on by because this looks like just some kid’s book！ You need to hear about this one。I am so glad that @harperkids and @theshelfstuff invited me on this tour for this terrific yet insightful middle-grade graphic novel。My kids are both in their twenties， but when they heard me giggling and laughing 😂 while reading this book， they had to know what kind of children’s book could make their mom laugh so much。 Both of them agreed this book was spot on with how kids， and well， some of us adults act。 The artwork is simple but so fun and expressive。Ah， seventh grade， that awkward time of crushes， teasing， growth spurts （for some）， and finding the true you and who your true friends are。 For the comic book project in art class 🎨， Tyler and Emmie decide to work together。 Emmie is over the moon as Tyler is her big-time crush; Tyler is just excited because he enjoys doing art， not just basketball 🏀。 When Tyler and Emmie’s friends start giving them a hard time， things start getting pretty messed up; it's time to start acting like a true friend 👫。Truly Tyler is part of the Emmie & Friends series by @TerrieLibenson I guarantee your kids will love this book - I bet you will too！ 。。。more
Aryssa
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3。7 stars。 Not as strong as the others in the series， but a nice continuation
Jaymie
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[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。]3。5 stars = Good+I think I would have enjoyed this one more if it was strictly from Tyler's POV。 The back and forth with Emmie was a distraction for me， and I felt Tyler's story was richer and more interesting （art vs basketball， parent/step-parental stuff， older brother stuff， dating/non-dating stuff）。 Emmie's friendship issue felt forced - it felt like it was there t [I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。]3。5 stars = Good+I think I would have enjoyed this one more if it was strictly from Tyler's POV。 The back and forth with Emmie was a distraction for me， and I felt Tyler's story was richer and more interesting （art vs basketball， parent/step-parental stuff， older brother stuff， dating/non-dating stuff）。 Emmie's friendship issue felt forced - it felt like it was there to give her more depth than just the crush on Tyler。 As always， the art was excellent。 。。。more
Jas Asbill
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A coming of age story about standing up for what and who you like despite what friend might have to say。 The take away I got from this graphic novel that embraced several different story and art styles was that what people are drawn to is confidence in yourself。 It is easy to get caught up in what others might say， but when you let your own thoughts and voice ring above the others， you begin to find happiness within yourself and in turn， you attract those that will really be there for you。
Pam
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Read an e-arc from Netgalley。Middle schooler Tyler notices that students at his school all stick together based on one thing， be it art or sports or popularity。 But what if you play basketball AND like to draw， like him？ Meanwhile， he pairs up with Emmie for an art project。 Everyone teases him that she is his girlfriend， and a step down from his ex。 Emmie does have a giant crush on Tyler， but she herself starts to avoid Sarah， who is seen as odd and not cool。This is the fifth installment of this Read an e-arc from Netgalley。Middle schooler Tyler notices that students at his school all stick together based on one thing， be it art or sports or popularity。 But what if you play basketball AND like to draw， like him？ Meanwhile， he pairs up with Emmie for an art project。 Everyone teases him that she is his girlfriend， and a step down from his ex。 Emmie does have a giant crush on Tyler， but she herself starts to avoid Sarah， who is seen as odd and not cool。This is the fifth installment of this popular series， and the first one from the point of view of a boy。 。。。more
Marcia Porter
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After reading the ARC of Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson I am convinced she is secretly a middle school student。 All of her books are spot on with middle school life and tweenage social machinations。 This one is no exception and I love that it has a male protagonist。
Hope Hunter
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Tyler is the popular kid: basketball star and the crush for many of the girls at his high school。 But Tyler is struggling with the fact that he likes art， and he likes Emmie， the girl who wrote a love note to him that he was not supposed to get （see "Invisible Emmie，" Libenson's first book in this series。） But everyone knows Emmie is one of the art geeks and that art geeks and jocks don't mix。 Tyler struggles with other's expectations and his own interests and learns that he can like and be good Tyler is the popular kid: basketball star and the crush for many of the girls at his high school。 But Tyler is struggling with the fact that he likes art， and he likes Emmie， the girl who wrote a love note to him that he was not supposed to get （see "Invisible Emmie，" Libenson's first book in this series。） But everyone knows Emmie is one of the art geeks and that art geeks and jocks don't mix。 Tyler struggles with other's expectations and his own interests and learns that he can like and be good at more than one thing。Libenson's books fly off the shelves in my library and the 'hold' list is a mile long for the titles in this series。 "Truly Tyler" is as good as the rest of them and I cannot wait to offer it to my students。 These realistic fiction graphic novels can be recommended to students who like the Raina Telgemeier books， Jennifer L。 Holm's "Sunny" books and Shannon Hale's "Friends" books。 。。。more
Mary
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I really enjoyed this book。 I am a fan of Libenson and have read all their other books。 I enjoyed the dual points of view， with Tyler and Emmie。 It is nice to see the same story from different perspectives。 I also enjoyed the sprinkling of their comic book。 I think fans of realistic middle grade stories will enjoy this book。
Darla
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Emmie is back in this book where she teams up with Tyler to write a comic book for an art contest。 As with the other books in this series， the format varies。 Tyler's chapters are Libenson's signature style with lots of white space and smaller graphics。 Then Emmie's chapters are in full page graphic style。 Also included is a book within the book as we get to see the panels that Tyler and Emmie draw for the contest entry。 Middle school drama abounds with friendship， art， and basketball in the pane Emmie is back in this book where she teams up with Tyler to write a comic book for an art contest。 As with the other books in this series， the format varies。 Tyler's chapters are Libenson's signature style with lots of white space and smaller graphics。 Then Emmie's chapters are in full page graphic style。 Also included is a book within the book as we get to see the panels that Tyler and Emmie draw for the contest entry。 Middle school drama abounds with friendship， art， and basketball in the panels。 Different family makeups are also clearly portrayed。 There is a broader representation of race and sex in this new installment that I'm sure readers will be happy to see。 Looking forward to the next book。 Will it be Sarah's turn？Thank you to Balzer + Bray and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Patti Sabik
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This is my first "Emmie and Friends" book and I loved it。 I jumped into the middle of the series and found my way through just fine， but it would probably be much better if you started with book 1。 It is quite popular in my middle school library and I was intrigued to see how it compared with Telgemeier and Jamieson， etc。 Wow did it hold its own！ I loved the storyline and how it brought in storylines/characters from other books （to keep kids reading the series）。 I also loved the crossover format This is my first "Emmie and Friends" book and I loved it。 I jumped into the middle of the series and found my way through just fine， but it would probably be much better if you started with book 1。 It is quite popular in my middle school library and I was intrigued to see how it compared with Telgemeier and Jamieson， etc。 Wow did it hold its own！ I loved the storyline and how it brought in storylines/characters from other books （to keep kids reading the series）。 I also loved the crossover format between graphic novel and illustrated novel。 The issues felt convincingly real and very middle school-ish。 Libenson is now one of my favorites！ 。。。more
Kate Waggoner
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Thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books and #NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read a digital ARC of Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson。 This is the fifth book in the Emmie and Friends graphic novel series。 It will be published in May 2021。 All opinions are my own。Ever since Tyler started talking to Emmie， he can't seem to get his friends off his case。 When the Tyler and Emmie pair up for an art project things only get worse。 Tyler really enjoys working on the comic and his artwork and Thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books and #NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read a digital ARC of Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson。 This is the fifth book in the Emmie and Friends graphic novel series。 It will be published in May 2021。 All opinions are my own。Ever since Tyler started talking to Emmie， he can't seem to get his friends off his case。 When the Tyler and Emmie pair up for an art project things only get worse。 Tyler really enjoys working on the comic and his artwork and tends to lose track of time resulting in him being late to basketball。 He starts to slip up on the court and his friends aren't happy about it。 Tyler doesn't understand why he can't do his art and play basketball。 Emmie is excited to finally get to spend more time with Tyler。 She's knows they're just friends but， now that they're working together， maybe it could become something more。 As his friends and their fellow classmates continue to make comments about the two of them， Emmie begins to question if she's even cool enough to hang out with him。I love Libenson's Emmie and Friends series。 It gives me all the middle school feels。 I love that this book features Tyler as all the previous protagonists have been female。 It reminds readers that middle school boys also have to deal with peer pressure， teasing， and friendship issues。 The book focuses on common middle school problems both at school and at home that many readers will be able to connect to。 The illustrations enhance the overall story and I love how the styles differ to show the main story and the sub plot。 I also love that Libenson includes a book within a book and that the story that Tyler and Emmie write together enhances the overall themes of the graphic novel。 。。。more
Amber Webb
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Terri Libenson is a favorite in our household and Truly Tyler brought some definite excitement。 Tyler and Emmie decide to work on a project together but they get a lot of flack from Tyler's friend group about it， or so they think， Tyler has to decide what is really important to him and how to handle friends and parents who think differently。 Great flow， great story， sure to be a follow up hit！ Terri Libenson is a favorite in our household and Truly Tyler brought some definite excitement。 Tyler and Emmie decide to work on a project together but they get a lot of flack from Tyler's friend group about it， or so they think， Tyler has to decide what is really important to him and how to handle friends and parents who think differently。 Great flow， great story， sure to be a follow up hit！ 。。。more
Val
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Link to my book talk: https://youtu。be/xJtfP0KBFXYI enjoyed reading the Emmie and Friends series and Truly Tyler is a great addition to the series。 It touches on many things that are encountered by middle graders， like time management， balancing between activities and friends， and first crushes。 I highly recommend this graphic novel to all middle grade readers。 Link to my book talk: https://youtu。be/xJtfP0KBFXYI enjoyed reading the Emmie and Friends series and Truly Tyler is a great addition to the series。 It touches on many things that are encountered by middle graders， like time management， balancing between activities and friends， and first crushes。 I highly recommend this graphic novel to all middle grade readers。 。。。more
Maria Rowe
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Best in the series so far！ All the books revolve around two main characters and each chapter goes back and forth from each character’s point of view。 This book seemed more fluid。 Very enjoyable with unique， likable characters and setting。 The illustrations are great and really highlight the text。 I love the addition of the author’s own grade school drawings in the endnotes。 It was also fun that this is a book within a book。 Each of the two main characters is working on a comic series that’s feat Best in the series so far！ All the books revolve around two main characters and each chapter goes back and forth from each character’s point of view。 This book seemed more fluid。 Very enjoyable with unique， likable characters and setting。 The illustrations are great and really highlight the text。 I love the addition of the author’s own grade school drawings in the endnotes。 It was also fun that this is a book within a book。 Each of the two main characters is working on a comic series that’s featured throughout。 So there’s basically four different stories going on with four different drawing styles and four different writing styles that all comes together in this one book。 Just very fun to read！ 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusTyler is on the basketball team and has good friends there， but is also very interested in art。 His friends don't quite understand this， nor does his father， who lives far away with his new wife and only seems to ask Tyler about basketball when they talk on the phone。 When art class has a comic book project， Emmie is over the moon that she gets to work with her crush， Tyler， but she second guesses every remark he makes， and can't stand the things that his friends E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusTyler is on the basketball team and has good friends there， but is also very interested in art。 His friends don't quite understand this， nor does his father， who lives far away with his new wife and only seems to ask Tyler about basketball when they talk on the phone。 When art class has a comic book project， Emmie is over the moon that she gets to work with her crush， Tyler， but she second guesses every remark he makes， and can't stand the things that his friends say to her。 The more into the project Tyler gets， the more he steps away from basketball， and the more trouble his friends give both him and Emmie。 His ex girlfriend， Celie， is especially mean。 Emmie also is very nervous about her new friend Sarah， and the things that other's say about Sarah's fashion sense。 She starts to distance herself so that people don't make fun of her for hanging out with Sarah。 Emmie is also consumed with doubts about her relationship with Tyler-- she likes being with him， and they have fun sharing their interest in art， but she can't stand when others refer to her as "Tyler's downgrade"。 Eventually， both Tyler and Emmie make peace with their own feelings and are able to enjoy being friends。 Strengths: Friend drama is one of the most popular topic students request， and personal identity is a topic they like but don't even know to ask for， and this combines both nicely。 The art style is bright and clean， with plenty of white space on the pages-- a hugely important design feature to which not enough attention is paid。 The realistic topics of projects and friend groups will resonate with readers。 Weaknesses: If Emmie has this much anxiety， perhaps she should be in counseling， and it should be mentioned more， especially since she is SO anxious all the time。 I also didn't understand Tyler's problems with his mother's cooking being mostly frozen food。 He mentions that she does a great job holding things together as a single mom， but can't let the home cooked but frozen meals slide？What I really think: Not my favorite， but the students like these books。 There is more text than most graphic novels， but has enough pictures to appeal to students who don't want to read anything else。 。。。more
Pop Bop
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Great Charm and Subtle Good HumorThis is a straightforward school-daze tale， but it feels more authentic， and is consequently much more engaging， than most stories set in middle school。Our heroine Emmie is a talented artist。 But she has issues about her looks and popularity， and her choice of dorky friends， and so on。 No manufactured family trauma or drama， just basic growing up stuff that is so important at that time。 The author sets out Emmie's situation with a light touch and great sympathy， Great Charm and Subtle Good HumorThis is a straightforward school-daze tale， but it feels more authentic， and is consequently much more engaging， than most stories set in middle school。Our heroine Emmie is a talented artist。 But she has issues about her looks and popularity， and her choice of dorky friends， and so on。 No manufactured family trauma or drama， just basic growing up stuff that is so important at that time。 The author sets out Emmie's situation with a light touch and great sympathy， and the reader is drawn more and more to the character as the book progresses。 Apparently， the Emmie character and others from this book are featured in the five volume "Emmie & Friends" series， and this makes sense she and her friends have a depth of feeling and a realness that would keep a reader engaged over a series。This time around the main story arc turns on Emmie's crush on Tyler。 Again， Tyler is well conceived and presented。 He's also an artist， but is a talented basketball player as well。 No reason he can't be both。 He is more sensitive and perceptive than most middle school boys， but that isn't necessarily saying a lot， and he makes all of the usual mistakes while interacting with Emmie。 Again， though， the drama is restrained and is all the more interesting because it is never over the top and is always relatable。 The upshot is that we end up with two fine and attractive main characters， and a load of guy and gal pals who are equally authentic。 Even the teachers and parents are normal and recognizable。 What that means， then， is that the book can't sneak by on outrageous developments， but has to earn its credibility the hard way - through good writing， convincing dialogue， and realistic plotting。 When combined with dry humor and some funny deadpan and throwaway bits the recipe is complete。 Everything is tied up a bit too neatly at the end， but there's plenty of room in middle grade fiction for feel-good endings， so I don't think that's a negative。The graphic approach is interesting and worth noting。 This is， in that regard， really three graphic novels。 Tyler's chapters are in the first person and consist mostly of text with some drawings slipped in， sort of in an illustrated novel style。 Emmie's chapters are in first person， but consist entirely of colorful cartoon panels with dialogue and thought bubbles， and no other text。 Tyler and Emmie find themselves teamed up on an art project in which they are to co-author and co-illustrate a comic book。 Interspersed throughout our book are chapters from their comic book in progress。 It's in a style that feels intentionally naive， as would befit a middle grade art class effort。 The comic book indirectly parallels Tyler and Emmie's growing relationship， which struck me as an especially clever approach。So， bottom line？ Appealing， perceptive， entertaining， and generously warm hearted。 A nice find。（Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement， or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review。 Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book。） 。。。more
TheNextGenLibrarian
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Cute book about being true to oneself。 I enjoy all the Emmy books。 I will say this falls in between graphic novel and illustrated novel category。 I love the illustrations in this book overall。 Thanks Edelweiss for an ARC。 3。5 stars
Whitney
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Another moderately charming entry in Terri Libenson's Emmie & Friends series。 The things that I like about this series as a whole apply here， as well as the things that I don't like。 Likes: characters usually learn an important lesson without being beaten over the head with it， characters have a wide variety of interests， there is a variety of personality types。 Dislikes: overall lack of diversity， the running joke （in every single book） about a girl who constantly has diarrhea is in such poor t Another moderately charming entry in Terri Libenson's Emmie & Friends series。 The things that I like about this series as a whole apply here， as well as the things that I don't like。 Likes: characters usually learn an important lesson without being beaten over the head with it， characters have a wide variety of interests， there is a variety of personality types。 Dislikes: overall lack of diversity， the running joke （in every single book） about a girl who constantly has diarrhea is in such poor taste， usually on their way to learning their lessons， characters do really mean things to each other！ It makes me sad。 Anyone， this book is just fine and I'm sure middle grade readers will enjoy it。 。。。more
Abby
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I read this book in one sitting。 A cute story about first crushes and the ways in which we can be influenced by those around us。 I liked the additional family relationship element。 The characters were relatable。 I was taken back to my own middle school days and that feeling of how important it is to feel valued。
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