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This was a YA novel about a young man who has agoraphobia caused by anxiety. A former classmate who barely knew him when he still went to school decided she would “fix” him so she‘d have a topic for a college application essay. Since I‘ve read books before, I could guess how that would turn out but this was still a good read. Everyone is written in a sympathetic way, which is important.

This was my #BookSpin for May

Started this one last night 💚. Really excited to read this, it's different from what I've been reading. I found it used at 2nd & Charles.

The depiction of Soloman‘s struggle with anxiety were really authentic! I also loved his relationship with his parents, & his grandma was a hoot. Lisa drove me NUTS, & not in a good way. Her motivation/plot was terrible & immoral. There wasn‘t enough reasoning for her actions, & her “growth” felt rushed. Also, Clark was not fleshed out enough to be his own character. Finally, while the first half was interesting, the last half dragged. Meh. ★★★☆☆.

#currentlyreading | tbh I‘m a little 🤨 at the premise, but we‘ll see...

I really liked this book. I was sucked into the strong themes about friendship and the view of mental health relating to teens. The characters were so endearing and I really loved them. There were such excellent moments that really looked at tolerance in a lot of different ways. This was a really great book ❤️

Love this book. Solomon is #SoClose to #Disaster because he has severe agoraphobia and panic disorder. But that all changes when he meets Lisa and her boyfriend Clark. Over time, Solomon is able to venture into his backyard, but Lisa and Clark have a secret that may derail the whole friendship. 4⭐️

This is especially cool because Solomon and Clark are huge Star Trek: TNG fans. #StarTrekSummerMay #MayMovieMagic

I just started this great #StarTrekSummerMay / #MayMovieMagic tie-in

Solomon Reed hasn‘t left his house in years. Lisa Praytor wants to take him on as a project to give #SecondChances to return to school. But Solomon is wondering, “#WhereIsMyMind?” with his severe OCD and panic attacks. However, he has a secret place to escape, the holodeck, modeled on ST:TNG‘s no less, he built in his garage.

Mental health display I did yesterday... already having a hard time keeping it full as kids have been checking books out like crazy! I am a happy librarian today 😁 #schoollibraries #litsyloveslibraries #librariansoflitsy

Loved this one too! The character development for Solo is well done, although I wished the others had more development. A good meaning and message, and a nice ending.
(Symptoms of being human, OCDaniel, and this book all had something to do with Star Wars or Star Trek, and the word “Solo”?????)

Any Whaley fans? Corey's from a town near me, I've met him in passing 2 times at cons, and I'm friends with him on Facebook. But Friday at a small YA Lit con, I got to chat with him. As in sitting beside him at a session, & we just chatted & caught up on life. Pretty cool. I remember not being interested in his first book when it came out, but I had to read it in grad school, & I really enjoyed it, & I've loved his two other books!

Sol is someone with Agoraphobia and hasn't left his house in 3 years. Lisa is college bound to get a psych major wanting to fix Sol for her essay to her 2nd choice college. Interesting premise but some aspects fell short. One being that just having friends can't really fix a deep seated mental illness and 2 gay is suppose to be some heat aspect in this book but it's just barely there.

Part of my Thriftbooks order came in. Along with my koala necklace.
Living up to my nickname (koala). 💜💙

This book is about Solomon, an agoraphobic teenager, and Lisa, a former classmates who hopes that her rudimentary psychological skills will cure him so that she can write about it and win a scholarship for a prestigious psychology program in college. It is about how their lives intertwine and change in unexpected ways. It is about growing up, about maturing, and about these characters figuring out who they really are. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Only a few chapters in but im really enjoying it so far! Its rare for me to find novels about agoraphobia.

Eh.

So many library books, yet I'm suddenly in the mood for my own books again. I swear this always happens.

Just finished this. While the premise was pretty interesting, the story itself just fell a little flat for me. I just found Lisa to be a little annoying at times but other than that it was ok.

3/5. i hated the beginning, i really did. but as the character development became stronger, so did my liking of the book.

up next :)

i‘m going to the bookstore today to spend my gift card, then i‘ll take a picture of my books (there will be 7-8!!)

Lisa, confident and ambitious, has her sights set on a great psychology school - and she unwisely thinks that agoraphobic Solomon is her ticket to getting there. Surely she can draw him out and cure his ills. A book of friendship, growth, and I really enjoyed this book and it‘s honest insights into mental health.

Solomon hasn‘t left his house in 3 yrs. Agoraphobia causes him extreme anxiety & panic attacks. Lisa can‘t wait to get out of town & thinks that by writing an essay about “fixing” Sol she can get into a college psychology program. Along with her boyfriend Clark they visit him & form an unexpected bond. A sweet & funny story, while still delving into a serious topic with respect. The ending was rushed but otherwise a good read.

So much like #perksofbeingawalflower this book really hit me. I found myself in these pages and wasn't ready to say goodbye to this wonderful cast of witty characters. Amazing from start to finish, unexpectedly funny, and unbelievably real 💕

Day 2: "There are no boring places. Only boring people."

How do you imagine more than you can imagine? 🤔😆 #LitsyHumor

Fun, clever little story about three teens and the ties that bind them. I was piqued because I have a teen who manifests some of the same tendencies as the main character. Although they're more different than they are alike, it was fun to draw the comparisons as I read. I recommend this to both young male and female readers, especially bookish types who enjoy or at least appreciate sci fi. My own teen would hate the 'Truman Show Ending,' though.

Taking the wheel, as much as he can. 🙌🏻 #Drive #90sInJuly

This book was so great!!!!

I just want to keep reading every time I pick this up. Last night I could have stayed up all night finishing it. And today my lunch break ended and I had to stop. I bet I'll finish it tonight. So good!

Currently. This was one of my summer santa goes postal books!

I truly fell in love with this book! In fact, this is a competitor of being one of the best books I read this year! Perfect summer read and perfect for Pride Month too!
I have a long story about this book, head on here if you want to know: https://www.instagram.com/p/BV2siw2gYbf/

shout out to @gibblr did you like the book too? 😁

After more than a year of owning this book, I'm finally reading it! #happypridemonth

I already own this in the original hard cover, but this paperback edition cover is so appealing. Now to figure out what to do with the hard cover copy .... 🤔 And, now that I have two copies, I should probably bump this up a bit on my TBR 😂

From the new paperback edition, this lovely inside cover. #diversebooks #YA #JohnCoreyWhaley #PenguinSpeak

LOVED THIS BOOK! ?? Especially since the ending wasn't a "friendship will cure EVERYTHING!!" Because we all know that's not how anxiety works, and this exemplifies how to write a happy ending that's not "everyone gets cured yay"

I even liked Lisa a lot! She grew so much in the book so although some reviewers don't like her (understandable tbh) she became my favorite character ?

Definitely recommend this book!

4.5 ⭐️ Entertaining enough, but some misinformation regarding mental illness. I guess it's probably supposed to be that way in the end, but still. Overall good read.

#audiocoloring

Hochgradig entspannt lese ich mich durch das Teenieleben von Sol und Lisa - beide sind herrlich kantig und genau wie Sol finde ich Wasser /Meer sehr beruhigend. Hier würde er es vermutlich auch ganz gut aushalten.

While nothing will probably approach the teen fiction greatness that is Where Things Come Back this came much closer than Noggin. #FLTeenReads

A quick read, this is a good story that touches on important issues related to mental illness. This is the current selection for my YA Lit Book Club. I'm excited to discuss it this week.

Sadly only 4, but 3 were AMAZING. Running Dream & Highly Illogical Behavior are great representations of students with disabilities. One of my kids who is going through a lot LOVES Highly Illogical Behavior.

Same.

Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley
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This book gave me an Eleanor and Park feeling at the end. You know, when a book ends leaving it up to the reader to decipher the characters emotions and what happens after the book ends. I'm trying to get adjusted to those types of books, not too fond of them at the moment. However, that doesn't change the fact that I'm in love with Solomon Reed.
⭐⭐⭐. 5

I read a laughably small amount of books this year! And I call myself a librarian! Rallying in the next week, though!

Teacher, Jessica S.: "'Highly Illogical Behavior,' by John Corey Whaley is my favorite read of 2016. Agoraphobic Solomon is confined to his house after suffering a mental breakdown at school. Lisa, a classmate, wants to help Solomon for all the wrong reasons. The characters are ultimately the highlight of this book: quirky, likable, and flawed in a way that reminds the reader that nobody is perfect." #BestBookRead

I really like this one. The way it talked about anxiety and mental health was great. But even better was how it talked about friendship.

How can you not fall in love with Sol? And Clark? Even Lisa. The anxiety attacks Sol endures is an issue with many of my high school students, so I was happy to discover more about anxiety attacks.