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A New York Times Best Romance Book of the Year

A swoony heartmelting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens who decide to practice dating in order to be good at the real thing Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han

Sixteenyearold Bethany Greene though confident and selfassured is what they call a latebloomer Shes never had a boyfriend date or first kiss Shes determined to change that but after her crush turns her down cold for Homecomingdeclaring her too inexperiencedand all her backup ideas fall through she cautiously agrees to go with her best friends boyfriend Jacob A platonic date is better than no date right Until her friend breaks up with said boyfriend

Dumped twice in just two months Jacob Yeun wonders if hes the problem After years hiding behind his camera and a shocking summer glow up he wasnt quite ready for all the attention or to be someones boyfriend There are no guides for his particular circumstances or for taking your exs best friend to the dance

Why not make the best of an awkward situation Bethany and Jacob decide to fake date for practice building their confidence in matters of the heart

And it worksguys are finally noticing Bethany But things get complicated as their kissing sessionsfor research of coursestart to feel real This arrangement was supposed to help them in dating other people but what if their perfect match is right in front of them