My Mechanical Romance

ISBN: 0823450104

Author: Follmuth, Alexene Farol

Condition: New

Opposites attract in this nerdy YA romance from the NYT best-selling author of The Atlas Six!A Mathical Book Prize Honor Book"Its rom-com perfection."-Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna WarsBel doesn't want to think about the future. College apps? Youre funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. Joining a robotics club filled with boys who ignore her or--even worse--constantly ask if she needs help? Please, anything but that. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering in class, she has no choice. Enter Mateo Luna, the handsome captain of the club.Teo instantly recognizes Bel's talent. He needs her on the team. And not just because he can't stop thinking about the tiny dusting of freckles around her eyes, or how she got him hooked on Taylor Swift--it's because Bel sees him. She challenges him. But when they seriously start butting heads, Bel wonders: Is there really room for a girl like her in STEM?In her YA debut, Alexene Farol Follmuth, author of The Atlas Six (under the penname Olivie Blake), explores both the challenges girls of color face in STEM and the vulnerability of first love with unfailing wit and honesty. Told from dual points of view, My Mechanical Romance is not only swoonworthy--it's downright empowering.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers NomineeA Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominee

• Mathical Book Prize Honor | Author of The Atlas Six | Reader's Guide Included | New York Public Library Pick | Georgia Peach Book Award Winner | Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominee