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Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
5.0

After reading this book I can truly believe that will be having a great reading year. Omg I am speechless. Jessie is so freaking relatable it's crazy! I love how she's a book nerd and knows who she is. Her dialogue felt like I was talking because she said so many things I would say. I need to be more coherent to write this review but oh damn this book was so good!!!!!

Jesse is dealing with the loss of her mother, moving from her hometown of Chicago into a new house in LA with her new stepmother. Jessie is hit with a lot of changes at once, they have a maid named Gloria and climate change. Jessie starts off the book with a lot of culture shock and having to adjust pretty quickly with little explanation from her father.

Then comes a message from SN aka Somebody Nobody who reveals that they are a student from her new school. SN is Jessie's first friend at this school, SN helps her through her first semester by telling her who to befriend, who she shouldn't sit near (like, the classmate who farts a lot) and how to get around the school. I wish I had an SN when I started high school, this would've helped me through my freshman year!

So, SN was right and Jessie does okay with adjusting to her new school and a new friend group. She also LOVES BOOKS. Especially YA BOOKS. She's super relatable to the point where I was like, ...Jessie are you me? Seriously! It was like she was talking my words. Insane.

This book will keep you guessing to find out who SN really is! Lots of twists and turns. Highly recommend <3

I liked the theme of changing in this book and new beginnings. Jessie learns a lot about her move to LA and how her friends lives still went on.