Tell Me Three Things
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4.6 • 851 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times Bestseller
What if the person you need the most is someone you’ve never met?
Funny and romantic, this tug-at-your-heartstrings contemporary YA debut is perfect for readers of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart.
Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week as a junior at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son.
Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?
In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can’t help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved?
“Three Things about this novel: (1) I loved it. (2) No, really, I LOVED it. (3) I wish I could tell every teen to read it. Buxbaum’s book sounds, reads, breathes, worries, and soars like real adolescents do.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time and Off the Page
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jessie's mother has been dead for two years, and because her father has recently married a woman he met online and moved the family to Los Angeles, Jessie is starting her junior year at a fancy private school where she knows no one. The only good news is that a classmate and self-described "spirit guide" is anonymously emailing her tips about surviving Wood Valley High. "Somebody Nobody" is a great virtual conversationalist, and they turn out to have plenty in common, including grief. Jessie begins making friends and grappling with her complicated family dynamics, but she's always wondering about her correspondent. Could he be brooding, handsome Ethan, her English-project partner? The cute guy at work whose girlfriend has it in for her? Stepbrother Theo? The dialogue both spoken and typed is consistently funny, and adult author Buxbaum (After You) makes everyone, even subsidiary characters, believable. She maintains suspense until the very end, and even if readers think they know who "Somebody Nobody" is, the desire to find out whether Jessie's real-life and virtual crushes are one and the same will keep them turning the pages as quickly as possible. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!!
I absolutely loved this book, the characters were so relatable and it was such a cute story. The ending was a little predictable, but I still loved it! You should definitely read this!!
So SWEET
Till now, I have not read any sweet romance books. One of my friends had this book and it looked intriguing to me. So I looked it up and began reading. I couldn’t put in down. It did NOT disappoint. I will defiantly be reading more sweet and cozy romances in the future.
Thank you.
Cliche and wordy
The story wasn’t bad, i just didn’t care much for the execution. The whole time i felt like i was stuck in an awkward beginning stage of a book waiting for it to pick up. The author kept jumping between using too much cringey slang (that seemed a bit outdated and not entirely accurate), and using unrealistic words and phrases for the average teen to be using. The ending was obvious from the beginning, which is never fun. None of the characters had enough development to really feel for them, not even the main girl. And not really a problem as much as a side note, but how come the MC was said to be n avid reader, but didnt once touch a book? She didnt even own any books. Other than all that, it was a pretty enjoyable, light read.