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The Upside of Unrequited

Author: Becky Albertalli
Copyright: 2017

Setting Year: 2017
Setting Decade: 2010s
Main Themes: Gay Culture, Romance, Teen Lives
Excerpt: I'm on the toilet at the 9:30 Club, and I’m wondering how mermaids pee. This isn’t random. There’s a mermaid Barbie attached to the door of the bathroom here. Which is a pretty odd choice for a bathroom mascot. If that’s even a thing. Bathroom Mascots.
Excerpt Page Number: 1
Setting Year: 2017
Setting Decade: 2010s
Main Themes: Gay Culture, Romance, Teen Lives
Excerpt: Cassie gets off the escalator with a little hop, and Olivia and I follow her through the turnstiles. There’s a couple making out against a SmarTrip machine. Which is definitely not how you’re supposed to use SmarTrip machines. I look away quickly.
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