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My low expectations going in (based on another book by the same author) were not warranted. I was advised to give this book a try and I'm glad I did. This fake dating story in which a dare turns into a genuine connection is adorable and heartfelt while also touching on some tough family topics. I enjoyed this quite a bit. Also, loving the maybe demisexual/romantic rep. #LGBTQIA #FakeDating

I bought this back when the movie was about to come out (I have a compulsion to 'read the book' before seeing the movie), but I never watched the movie or read the novel until now. I don't know what made me finally pick it up and read it, but I'm glad I finally did. I don't feel I can say much without giving spoilers, so instead, I'll just say that Perks was really well written, thought-provoking, and insightful.

EVERY ENEMIES/RIVALS TO LOVERS DREAM- SEEING U AT UR WORST AND LOVING U DESPITE IT ALL

i swear, with every book ann releases, the more i find myself holding my breath while reading. im so sorry to the people on instagram close friends with how much i spammed BUT ITS BETTER THAN ME HOLDING MY BREATH FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME OUT OF STRESS AND ANTICIPATION. girl, i was HOOKED from the start. mouth dropped in disbelief the entire time oh my god.

Something else that I loved about this book was all of the different perspectives that we heard from. Because of the diversity of Slater's participants, this gave the book a very in depth and well rounded feel to me. I heard from a lot of different people who each had different perspectives on the situation and this did a lot for me in terms of being able to conceptualize this situation.

Something that I really liked about this book was how well the informational elements were disguised. I feel like I walked away from this book knowing way more than I did before, but at no point did I feel the chore of informational reading. It really was so captivating and the author did a wonderful job of employing the youth of these participants instead of trying to suppress it. Slater is the type of writer that can capitalize on any element.

I mentioned this in a reply, but I think that this book could potentially be a great book club book for a group of students. I love the way that the book is formatted and it felt like a very quick read for me because it was so engaging. There are several breaks for dialogue and other interruptions in the text that I think would be a good launch pad to facilitate group discussion.

Something that I found to be very important was the discussion of how there is power in peaceful protesting and an acknowledgment that protests can get out of hand so fast. In a future classroom, I hope I can find an accompanying novel that depicts peaceful and un-protests to go alongside this novel.

This is a heavy, but informative book about the history of racism. Slater resents it in such a way that is not only informative but relational to jokes and situations occurring within schools today. It‘s been an interesting and truly eye opening read and I am curious how this could be adapted to a reading done within public schools.

This might be my favorite book we‘ve read so far! It was so well written and thoughtful, especially considering the heavy topic of the book. I appreciate the way Slater included the many different sides to the story; there are so many lessons to learn from the incident and its aftermath. I would 100% recommend this to young adult readers looking for something more serious and perhaps introspective.

I think the way Slater highlights the importance of multiple perspectives in this book keeps the reader in touch with how real it is. I feel like most pieces that are similar to this can be one dimensional with only one view but with all the different point of views of all the different students, it makes it feel more powerful. I think most anyone would benefit from reading this because it‘s empowering for the affected, educational, and REAL.