Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
Publisher
Algonquin
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781616202842
Pages
296 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
High school junior Leila's Persian heritage already makes her different from her classmates at Armstead Academy, and if word got out that she liked girls, life would be twice as hard. But when new girl, Saskia, shows up, Leila starts to take risks she never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction between them is mutual, so she struggles to sort out her growing feelings by confiding in her old friends.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL720L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Bicultural; Biracial; Gay/Lesbian; Gender nonconformity; bicultural teenager; biracial teenager; lesbian; lesbian teenager; gay; gay teenager; girls who dress as boys; boys who dress as girls
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Iranian American; Persian)
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
lesbian females; gay male
Awards
Booklist Top 10 LGBTQ for Youth, 2015
Booklist Top 10 Romance Fiction for Youth, 2015
Choices, 2015
Rainbow List, 2015
YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2015
Keywords
love; high school; Iranian Americans; friendship; crush; trust; theater
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Farizan, Sara, "Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel" (2014). Diverse Families. 769.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/769