![]() A decidedly purposeful not-love story, this has all the makings of a cult hit with a flavor similar to Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999). One of the best books Ive ever read displaying platonic love between a man and woman is How To Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford, highly highly. Bea’s original first-person voice will draw readers in, and the unexpected plot will keep them engaged. Natalie Standifords realistic young adult novel How to Say Goodbye in Robot centers around Beatrice Szabo, who just moved to Baltimore, MD and has to start. ![]() Standiford has crafted a darkly whimsical tale filled with details that will be recognizable to teens truly existing on the fringe, complete with references to John Waters films and outsider musician Daniel Johnston. Almost immediately, she realizes that she has more in common with Jonah than with the catty, insular girls that surround her and begins to rely increasingly heavily on him even as she discovers more about his tragically strange past. Dubbed a robot by her emotionally unstable mother after she fails to manifest sufficient heartbreak over the death of their gerbil, Bea meets pale, withdrawn Jonah, maliciously called “Ghost Boy” by their peers. ![]() ![]() Bea’s original first-person voice will draw readers in, and the unexpected plot will keep them engaged. ![]() *"Surprising everyone at their private school, a sardonic loner befriends the new girl in this unusual story of an intense platonic relationship between two misfits. Standiford has crafted a darkly whimsical tale filled with details that will be recognizable to teens truly existing on the fringe, complete with references to John Waters films and outsider musician Daniel Johnston. ![]()
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