{"product_id":"maybe-he-just-likes-you-4","title":"Maybe He Just Likes You","description":"2019 The Washington Post Best Children’s Book of the Year (Erin Entrada Kelly Pick)\nA 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book\n\n“The novel’s all-too-familiar scenario offers a springboard for discussion among middle schoolers…Easily grasped scenarios and short chapters help make this timely #MeToo story accessible to a wide audience.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)\n“Realistic and heartbreaking.” —BCCB\n\nBarbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching—and ultimately uplifting—novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates.\n\nFor seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school blacktop. A few days later, at recess, one of the boys (and fellow trumpet player) Callum tells Mila it’s his birthday, and asks her for a “birthday hug.” He’s just being friendly, isn’t he? And how can she say no? But Callum’s hug lasts a few seconds too long, and feels…weird. According to her friend, Zara, Mila is being immature and overreacting. Doesn’t she know what flirting looks like?\n\nBut the boys don’t leave Mila alone. On the bus. In the halls. During band practice—the one place Mila could always escape.\n\nIt doesn’t feel like flirting—so what is it? Thanks to a chance meeting, Mila begins to find solace in a new place: karate class. Slowly, with the help of a fellow classmate, Mila learns how to stand her ground and how to respect others—and herself.\n\nFrom the author of Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed comes this timely story of a middle school girl standing up and finding her voice.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1534432388\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1534432388.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dee, Barbara\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455078514865,"sku":"RDV.1534432388.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1534432388-0_645448a6-35de-49c0-a293-f46f92ef81c9.jpg?v=1781633636","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/maybe-he-just-likes-you-4","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}