{"product_id":"it-was-just-a-like-9781971734040","title":"It Was Just a Like","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adam Hunter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Self\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Self\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver do something that seems harmless-then it turns into a big ordeal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cb\u003eEvan\u003c\/b\u003e, one small like on a post was nothing. More of a reaction, really.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single tap on a screen.\u003cbr\u003eA heart on a story.\u003cbr\u003eJust a like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a world of group chats, screenshots, and life lived online, one small moment spirals into rumors, silence, and assumptions no one meant to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA message gets misread. The follow-up never gets sent. Conversations don't happen-so other people fill in the blanks. Suddenly everyone has an opinion... and no one is actually talking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through rotating points of view, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Was Just a Like\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e explores how relationships form, fracture, and repair when everything feels public and permanent. With humor, honesty, and emotional realism, it captures what it's like to navigate crushes, friendships, and misunderstandings in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a story about: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverthinking something small\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWanting to protect yourself-and hurting someone anyway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning when silence makes things worse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscovering that showing up, face to face, can still matter most\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for middle school and high school readers, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Was Just a Like\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a thoughtful, relatable novel about communication, empathy, and growing up online-where not everything means what it seems, and sometimes the hardest thing to do is simply say what you feel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47571825098903,"sku":"9781971734040","price":923.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781971734040.webp?v=1774888253","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/it-was-just-a-like-9781971734040","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}