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Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
5.0

Not as good as Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda, but still worth 5 stars.

Finally, a fat girl who isn't insecure. Finally, a bisexual main character.

Now, don't get me wrong. This is all high school drama trash, but it's necessary high school drama trash. Teenagers deal with so many of these issues, whether separately, in part, or all jumbled together like in this book. It's wildly realistic. I think so many young adults need to see characters like themselves who deal with the same issues they are dealing with, and I just don't know any other books that fit that need as well as this one.

Plus, Leah's a huge Harry Potter fan and goes on a crusade against dog-earring pages in books, so you just have to love her.

This has less profanity than Simon's book, but still a few f-bombs. There are no overly sexual references, so I'm debating putting this one on my shelf for older readers, but I'll probably just wait to see if anyone asks for it or if it's already in the high school library.