Boys I Know by Anna Gracia, 352 pages. Candlewick, 2023. $18
Language: R (100+ swears, 1 “f”); Mature Content: R (on page descriptive sex, drinking, drug use); Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: NO
APPEALS TO: SOME
High school senior June Chu has nothing figured out. Her life has been decided by her over-bearing Asian mom. Every boy she seems to want and every sexual experience she has ends badly. June can’t even seems to keep her relationships with her best girlfriends. As senior year swiftly moves a close, June will have to break out and make choices, real choices, for herself, or let the rest of her life be someone else’s choice.
The first 75% of the book is a boy-centric mess. I wasn’t invested in June as a person until the last 25%, which is not a great recommendation.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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