{"product_id":"maybe-he-just-likes-you-9798855032512","title":"Maybe He Just Likes You","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barbara Dee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bound to Stay Bound Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Themes - Sexual Abuse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the boys don't leave Mila alone. On the bus. In the halls. During band practice--the one place Mila could always escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of\u003ci\u003e Everything I Know About You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalfway Normal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed \u003c\/i\u003ecomes this timely story of a middle school girl standing up and finding her voice.\"","brand":"Bound to Stay Bound Books","offers":[{"title":"Misc","offer_id":47968993935511,"sku":"9798855032512","price":2825.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798855032512.webp?v=1782920082","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/maybe-he-just-likes-you-9798855032512","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}