Albertalli, B: Leah on the Offbeat

#1 New York Times bestseller! Goodreads Choice Award for the best young adult novel of the year! In this sequel to the acclaimed Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—now a major motion picture, Love, Simon—we follow Simon’s BFF Leah as she grapples with changing friendships, first love, and senior year angst. When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. She’s an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting—especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended. Plus don‘t miss Yes No Maybe So, Becky Albertalli‘s and Aisha Saeed‘s heartwarming and hilarious new novel, coming in 2020! She’s falling for a friend and her whole world is off-key. Can she find the courage to tell them the truth before everything falls apart? Bisexual Protagonist: Leah is out to her mom, but not to her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. She’ll have to find her own rhythm in this heartfelt coming out story. Friends to Lovers: She might be falling for one of her best friends, but with the whole group fracturing, it’s the worst possible time to complicate things. Senior Year Angst: Between college applications, a fractious friend group, and the looming pressure of prom, Leah must navigate the emotional minefield of her final year at Shady Creek. Fan Favorite Sequel: Return to the world of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Love, Simon in this must-read companion novel about Simon’s best friend, Leah.