this was not for me. I‘m not American, nor do i particularly care about rural America if i am honest. So most of this book felt unrealistic and unreasonable. Still it contains important representation of trans, disfigured and disabled people which is important. Also enjoyed the political stance this book took even though the writing  was a little afraid to be misunderstood. But as someone who is neither American nor a teenager - take my opinion with a grain of salt. My fave AJW book stays The Spirit Bears Its Teeth because I love fantasy elements and the one element in this book, did not catch me.