{"product_id":"the-upside-of-unrequited","title":"The Upside of Unrequited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove, Victor is now a major TV series on Dinsey+, set in the world of the hit film Love, Simon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI don't entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. A perfect alignment of feelings and circumstances . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly is \u003ci\u003ealways\u003c\/i\u003e careful. Better to be careful than be hurt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Cassie gets a new girlfriend who comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick, everything changes. Will is funny, flirtatious and basically the perfect first boyfriend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's only one problem: Molly's coworker, Reid: the awkward Tolkien superfan she could \u003ci\u003enever \u003c\/i\u003efall for . . . right? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming and hilarious story about growing up and learning to be comfortable in your own skin. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Becky Albertalli: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The love child of John Green and Rainbow Rowell' Teen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I love you, Simon. I love you! And I love this \u003cb\u003efresh, funny, live-out-loud book\u003c\/b\u003e.' Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Bright Places\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable gift of a novel\u003c\/b\u003e.' Andrew Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper Jungle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Both \u003cb\u003ehilarious and heartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Readers will fall madly in love with Simon' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant beacon of optimism and cuteness for LGBTQA+ youth in a genre often bogged down with tragedy and heartbreak. \u003cb\u003eBooks like SIMON do change people's lives\u003c\/b\u003e' Waterstones Darlington Bookseller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A wonderfully charismatic story about coming-of-age and coming out'. \u003ci\u003eBookseller\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Funny, moving and emotionally wise' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It made me laugh, cry and all the fifty shades of emotions I can think of right now. There is literally no adjectives that would be suffice to describe how brilliant this book is' Goodreads (5 star review) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I think I just felt my heart explode in my chest' Goodreads (5 star review) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the most electric, authentic characters I've ever read. . . I LOVE this book. LOVE it. Five freaking stars.' Goodreads (5 Stars) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecky Albertalli\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eSimon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Upside of Unrequited\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with children and teens. Becky now lives with her family in Atlanta, where she spends her days writing fiction for young adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\nFiction: Children's  Ages 13+   Relationships: Albertalli","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Good \/ 000130001","offer_id":48274452185239,"sku":"9780141356112-GD-000130001","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/9002\/8951\/files\/8363103482238.jpg?v=1789613587","url":"https:\/\/thriftreads.co.nz\/products\/the-upside-of-unrequited","provider":"Thrift Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}