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357 pp.
| Little/Poppy
| May, 2019
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TradeISBN 978-0-316-45066-9$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-316-45065-2
(2)
YA
Amelia Westlake is not real; she's "born" when rule-following Harriet and outspoken Wilhelmina (Will) create a cartoon exposing their prestigious school's coach for sexual harassment. As "Amelia" orchestrates creative, funny pranks to uncover injustices, her creators acknowledge their growing mutual attraction. In alternating-narrative chapters, Harriet's voice is amusingly formal; Will's is sharp and sarcastic. By book's end, readers will applaud Amelia along with the students.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2019
330 pp.
| Chronicle
| March, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4521-5187-8$16.99
(4)
YA
Her father is abroad finding himself, leaving seventeen-year-old Delilah to manage the family café on her own. She ditches school, partly because the business is going under and partly to watch Rosa, a dancer at a nearby tapas restaurant. Delilah's voice is bright and compelling, but the various teen hijinks are a bit too over the top to be believable.