![]() ![]() Her second novel, Little & Lion, was one of Paste’s most anticipated YA books of 2017, and now it’s on the best of the year list. ![]() Why You’ll Love It: Brandy Colbert wrote one of the greatest YA novels ever, Pointe. For Billie-a box-defying dynamo-it’s not that simple. Except it’s not just about keeping the peace, it’s about understanding love on her terms-this thing that has always been defined as a boy and a girl falling in love and living happily ever after. ![]() So she keeps her conflicting feelings to herself, for fear of ruining the group dynamic. She’d rather wear sweats, build furniture and get into trouble with her solid group of friends: Woods, Mash, Davey, Fifty and Janie Lee.īut when Janie Lee confesses to Billie that she’s in love with Woods, Billie’s filled with a nagging sadness as she realizes that she is also in love with Woods…and maybe with Janie Lee, too.Īlways considered “one of the guys,” Billie doesn’t want anyone slapping a label on her sexuality before she can understand it herself. In Dress Codes for Small Towns, Stevens writes a story about friendship, religion and sexuality-and how they intersect.įor Fans of: Beautiful prose and characters you just want to hug…so books by authors like Jeff Zentner, Sara Zarr and Adam Silvera.ĭescription: As the tomboy daughter of the town’s preacher, Billie McCaffrey has always struggled with fitting the mold of what everyone says she should be. ![]() Stevens book is to accept that you will cry. Why You’ll Love It: To read a Courtney C. ![]()
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