My Mechanical Romance (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823450107)

Opposites attract in this nerdy YA romance from the NYT best-selling author of The Atlas Six!

A Mathical Book Prize Honor Book

"It's rom-com perfection."--Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars

Bel doesn't want to think about the future. College apps? You're 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 Selection
A Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee
A Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominee

Author: Alexene Farol Follmuth
ISBN-10: 0823450104
ISBN-13: 9780823450107
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2022
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.51w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/11/2022
School Library Journal 06/01/2022 pg. 77
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2022 pg. 119
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average