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A review by madelinefmcguire
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
3.0
It starts with an unwanted hug, and then a weird obsession over a green sweater Mila is wearing. And then it's comments that make Mila uncomfortable, when she tells her friends about the unwanted attention they just assume that the boys like like her. So Mila tries to brush it off but it keeps happening, weird comments unwanted touches. Mila finds confidence in taking Karate but her friends still don't understand why she's uncomfortable with the boys. That's just what boys do when they like you right?
This entire book made me want to hide under a blanket away from the world. It was such an accurate deception of sexual assault especially at the middle school age. I also really love the way it was resolved in the end, because these kids are in middle school and they can change. This is an important book, and it's something I'd give to any middle grade or older reader. But I think it'd be good for fans of realistic fiction and those who like books about social issues and change.
This entire book made me want to hide under a blanket away from the world. It was such an accurate deception of sexual assault especially at the middle school age. I also really love the way it was resolved in the end, because these kids are in middle school and they can change. This is an important book, and it's something I'd give to any middle grade or older reader. But I think it'd be good for fans of realistic fiction and those who like books about social issues and change.