ACCESS DIGITIZED EDITION
Guide/Reviews Database
OLDER FICTION
Maldonado, Crystal

No Filter and Other Lies

336 pp. | Holiday | February, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-4718-3 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-8234-5277-4 $11.99
(2) YA Talented high-school photographer Kat Sanchez is bummed that her Instagram posts consistently flop: "Every single picture is serving a vibe and a color scheme and a mood, and they look good as a whole. That is hard work!" At the same time, she's not shocked: "No one's checking for the life of a fat seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican girl who lives in Bakersfield, California...and who kinda reeks of desperation." Though her circle of smart-alecky guy-friends is supportive and her grandparents (with whom she lives, one street over from her mom and dad; it's complicated) adore her, Kat's self-confidence is at an all-time low. To boost her portfolio, she's been directing shoots of her coworker Becca, and after one fateful, drunken high-school party night, Kat makes a terrible decision: she opens a new IG under a false name, using Becca's likeness. The account takes off, giving Kat her much-craved attention--including that of a cute girl who lives nearby--but internet fame comes at a price. Kat is an effective antihero whose insecurities and validation-seeking are believably laid bare without excusing her behavior (for example, she doesn't get her happily-ever-after with the cute girl). The characters feel lived in, and their big feelings and extreme reactions will be understandable for many readers.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

RELATED 

OLDER FICTION

What Beauty There Is
by Anderson, Cory
OLDER FICTION

Between Perfect and Real
by Stoeve, Ray
OLDER FICTION

Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good
by Werlin, Nancy
OLDER FICTION

Home Is Not a Country
by Elhillo, Safia
OLDER FICTION

All Our Hidden Gifts
by O'Donoghue, Caroline
More

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?