{"product_id":"everything-comes-back-to-you","title":"Everything Comes Back To You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLennon has always tried to live up to her Palestinian Canadian father's exacting standards, even if her older sister hasn't, but when a crush on an older white boy develops into something more, she must find the strength to balance her own desires against her father’s expectations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun Is Also a Star\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ein this new YA novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLennon is excited and apprehensive about starting high school, where her older sister is going to be a senior. Then her sister drops a bombshell: she is pregnant. Her Palestinian Canadian parents are devastated, and Lennon finds herself under even more pressure to be a \"good girl” – a role autistic Lennon has always played well. But after a chance encounter with John, a white boy in the grade above, Lennon finds herself nursing a crush on someone her parents would definitely not approve of—which only seems to intrigue her more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Lennon and John are drawn together and pulled apart throughout her four years of high school, Lennon wrestles with feelings of shame and yearning, obedience and rebellion through the lens of her autism, trying to both please her parents and herself. When a relationship with a different boy challenges her notions of family and happiness, her way forward becomes clear, even if it might mean losing everything and everyone she loves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCOMING OF AGE + ROMANCE FANS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFor all those readers who prefer their YA love stories layered with a little deeper issues. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHONEST PORTAYAL OF WRESTLING WITH PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLennon's struggle to be her own person in the face of her father's high expectations after her sister's \"downfall\" feels very true to life. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSTANDOUT STORY:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTaking place over the course of all four years of high school offers readers the chance to see how Lennon grows, as well as how she and John change throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNEURODIVERGENT MAIN CHARACTER:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLennon was given an autism diagnosis back in sixth grade and processes things that happen through that lens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWIDE REPRESENTATION:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLennon and her family are Palestinian Canadian — there are also other Arab, mixed race and white characters. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJACKIE'S PROFILE IS GROWING:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWith praise from Becky Albertalli and an invitation to attend 2025's YALLFest — not to mention her first starred review from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— Jackie is growing her fan base. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Casa Luna Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49438526243075,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/9450\/3939\/files\/EverythingComesBackToYou.jpg?v=1786495563","url":"https:\/\/casa-luna-books.myshopify.com\/products\/everything-comes-back-to-you","provider":"Casa Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}