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The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
5.0

I couldn't put this book down.
This is the story of two boys who come together to fix a mess of a food truck in the middle of the smoking hot summer, and who find comfort and release with each other after they've both been through some kind of shitty thing.

This book deals with pretty heavy topics and I recommend checking trigger earnings before getting into it (if there's a specific thing you're worried about, send me a message).
If a couple of things bothered me at first, they were actually beautifully handled by the end (friends being kinda toxic, the ease with which they earned money and the way Jordan spent money quite carelessly considering his situation...).

Ultimately what I loved about The Music of What Happens is how it teaches the characters and readers to let go of toxic masculinity and be ok with talking. Accepting that shit happens and you CAN talk. No need to "man up".
It also teaches you to drink when it's hot. Unless you have a strong hot person to carry you through the desert to a safe place when you start dying... which... yeah. That happens.