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The Upside of Unrequited

Pages
368
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

After twenty-six unrequited crushes and not one kiss to show for it, seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso decides she's had enough. With the help of her outgoing twin sister Cassie and their friend group, she sets out on a mission to finally land that first kiss — only to find herself caught between two very different men: Will, the charmingly awkward best friend of Mina (Cassie's girlfriend), and Reid, a shy coworker who shares her love for Cadbury Mini Eggs. What starts as a quest for a simple milestone becomes a complicated journey through friendship, identity, and what it really means to fall in love.

About the author

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Becky Albertalli

Becky Albertalli is an American author of young adult fiction and a former clinical psychologist. Her 2015 debut novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, won the William C. Morris Award for best young adult debut and was adapted into the 2018 film Love, Simon, which inspired the spin-off series Love, Victor. She has since written several more YA novels, including The Upside of Unrequited, Leah on the Offbeat, Kate in Waiting and Imogen, Obviously, and has co-authored What If It's Us and its seq...

Characters

Molly Peskin-SusoProtagonist
Cassie Peskin-SusoSupporting
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