{"product_id":"it-was-just-a-like-adam-hunter-9781971734040","title":"It Was Just a Like","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was supposed to be nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust a tap on a screen. Just a heart on a story. Just a like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a school where screenshots travel faster than explanations, one small moment spirals into rumors, silence, and assumptions no one meant to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Evan likes Maya's post, he doesn't expect it to turn into anything more. But as messages are misread, conversations go unspoken, and other people start filling in the blanks, what felt harmless begins to feel complicated. Suddenly, everyone has an opinion-and no one is actually talking to each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through rotating points of view, \u003ci\u003eIt Was Just a Like\u003c\/i\u003e explores how relationships form, fracture, and repair in a world shaped by phones, group chats, and social pressure. With humor, honesty, and emotional realism, the story captures what it's like to navigate crushes, friendships, and misunderstandings when everything feels public and permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverthinking something small\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWanting to protect yourself-and hurting someone anyway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearning when silence makes things worse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd discovering that showing up, face to face, can still matter most\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for middle school and high school readers, \u003ci\u003eIt Was Just a Like\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful, relatable novel about communication, empathy, and growing up in a digital world-where not everything means what it seems, and sometimes the hardest thing to do is simply say what you feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971734047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971734040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Self\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.32d","brand":"Adam Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48176162144511,"sku":"9781971734040","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82d200ea-9744-460b-a5e1-005dd48b0dd7.jpg?v=1771336769","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-was-just-a-like-adam-hunter-9781971734040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}