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NerdCrush



by
Alisha Emrich

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Imprint
RP Kids
ISBN
9780762480685
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion , Language: Infrequent Use , Language: Moderate Language
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JLG Category

PG High Plus

Happily Ever Afters meets You've Got Mail in this geeky, Black Girl Magic filled debut romance about cosplay and finding the courage to be yourself.

Ramona Lambert is a typical shy, artistic sixteen-year-old. She has a best friend whom she’s known since they were in diapers; parents who love her; a love for cosplay; and a crush on the cute boy in her class.

The only problem? Her best friend moved away; her parents don't quite understand her love of cosplay; and she is pretty sure her crush has no idea she exists.

To escape her troubles, Ramona turns to cosplay and her original character, Rel, who gives her the confidence and freedom that she lacks in real life. Embracing this confidence, she decides to strike up an email conversation with her crush, Caleb Wolfe, from her cosplay account in the hopes getting to know him . . . and maybe win his heart. Then as Caleb and Ramona are swept up in their emails back and forth to each other, and Ramona falls even harder as he opens up about his hopes, insecurities, and his own geeky loves. However, as Caleb starts to grow closer and closer to Rel, he also strikes up a friendship with Ramona, who knows she can't keep the truth about Rel from Caleb but isn't sure she is ready to risk losing him. With an important cosplay convention coming up and the anxiety of her double-life weighing on her, Ramona has to decide if she’ll hide behind her cosplay character forever or take the chance and let Caleb see the real her--because he might actually like her for who she is.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion , Language: Infrequent Use , Language: Moderate Language

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

272

Trim Size

8 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Dewey

F

AR

0: points 0

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Apr 2023

Book Genres

Realistic Fiction, Romance

Topics

Identity. Cosplay. Self-confidence. Electronic mail messages. Email. Love. African Americans. Black people. Friendship. Romance. High schools. Nerds. Coming of age. 

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Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

School Library Journal

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Gr 8 Up-Chic geeks everywhere will appreciate this new novel from Emrich. Sixteen-year-old Ramona, who is Black, often doesn't feel like she fits in at her almost all-white high school. She has cosplay and an online community of friends, but school is tough since her best friend moved away and the boy she has a crush on makes her feel invisible. While Ramona lacks confidence and has the usual teen insecurities, her cosplay alter-ego Rel is sure enough of herself to message Caleb, her crush. The pair begin exchanging messages and getting closer-but he still doesn't know it's Ramona. To complicate matters, Ramona and Caleb begin to develop a friendship in real life. Worried about how to come clean without losing Caleb and getting ready for a big cosplay convention, Ramona learns about the importance of honesty, forgiveness, and overcoming insecurities. VERDICT While the plot outcome is predictable, the characters are likable enough to make this a book worth having in secondary school libraries.-Sherri Crawford?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Praise & Reviews

School Library Journal

School Library Journal

Library Journal

Gr 8 Up-Chic geeks everywhere will appreciate this new novel from Emrich. Sixteen-year-old Ramona, who is Black, often doesn't feel like she fits in at her almost all-white high school. She has cosplay and an online community of friends, but school is tough since her best friend moved away and the boy she has a crush on makes her feel invisible. While Ramona lacks confidence and has the usual teen insecurities, her cosplay alter-ego Rel is sure enough of herself to message Caleb, her crush. The pair begin exchanging messages and getting closer-but he still doesn't know it's Ramona. To complicate matters, Ramona and Caleb begin to develop a friendship in real life. Worried about how to come clean without losing Caleb and getting ready for a big cosplay convention, Ramona learns about the importance of honesty, forgiveness, and overcoming insecurities. VERDICT While the plot outcome is predictable, the characters are likable enough to make this a book worth having in secondary school libraries.-Sherri Crawford?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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