First Crush

Written & illustrated by Cassandra Calin

Part of the New Girl series

Lia navigates crushes and friendships, unaware of a secret admirer. Can she handle the chaos?

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272 pages· 11,657 words· Est. 1.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Lia's life seems perfect—great friends, improving French, and a crush who might like her back. But while she's focused on Julien, she misses someone else's growing affection. As emotions run high, Lia's relationships with friends, family, and herself face unexpected challenges. Will she see what's right in front of her before it's too late?

From the publisher

Cassandra Calin returns with this charming and comical follow-up to The New Girl, her long-form graphic novel debut that became a New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie bestseller! This middle-grade graphic novel about crushing and being crushed is the perfect next read for fans of Guts by Raina Telgemeier, Fruitcake by Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, and Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang.Lia is finally feeling settled into her new life. Her friends are amazing, her French is improving, and her periods… ugh, those are still terrible. But Lia’s crush, Julien, is noticing her. Lia thinks he likes her, but she can’t tell for sure. And while she’s obsessing over him, Lia’s not noticing another person’s growing crush on HER. With so many big feelings and even bigger changes, could things get any worse?In this follow-up to the breakout hit The New Girl, Lia’s relationships – with her friends, her crush, her mom, and even herself – are all tested like never before.

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