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Leah on the Offbeat follows Leah Burke, the drummer of a tight‑knit high school girl band, as she confronts the complexities of her first crush, her evolving identity, and the pressures of senior year. Eric, the titular “off‑beat” humor, threads through her day‑to‑day life and the ups and downs of friendship with her best friend Simon Spier. The novel offers a realistic and relatable look at how music and schoolmates can shape young adults as they search for their place in the world.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Becky Albertalli
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