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Leila came out to Ms. Taylor after promising to not tell about Ms. Taylor and another teacher's relationship

she meets some girl who is the same race as her and shes giving off big lesbian vibes which is good for Leila I guess. and now Leila is joining theater for her.

Leila has a friend named Greg I think, I honestly don't remember, but he likes her and she doesn't. they somehow still had some sort of make out sesh though, its confusing because Leila is a lesbian and she literally says that

The character Leila was sitting in English class and we were getting an introduction to people in the story like,

the speed of the book picked up super fast, which considering this is a MS book I get, but it's a little disappointing. The prom scene was so fast paced, it would've been nice to drag out a little longer. I also think the outting & responses of others was relatively over and underdone, and the transition back for Lei felt rushed and somewhat out of character. The talk of Muslim intersection came in @ an awk interval.

As I'm reading, I am expecting some of the "plot twists" and while it is quite corny, I can't help but really love and engage with it too. I love Lei finding her friends, new and old and being able to have banter with Saskia. I also really empathize with her confusing experiences with Saskia, who just led her on and then wants to be friends after all that AND doing so literal illegal/fucked up shit. Super relatable!

this book is ADDICTING. I don't know if it's because it reminds me of middle school books but it's a really well paced and good read. it's corny but it's like a good type of cheesy of like teenager HS horror - farting on stage to actual horror - being disowned for being gay - all come into light and is handled, in my opinion, really well. This reads like a really good book for middle schoolers and I vibe with that!

I am enjoying this so far! It's reminding me of henna wars ever so slightly which I am not opposed to - a slightly more self aware version of that with an MC that isn't too snobby. I mean, the Mayflower line kind of irked me, but Leila is a really realistic HS girl who recognizes her place and is very observant, which I appreciate. A lot of world building is done well at the start which helps set the background well!