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Better Than the Movies

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A USA TODAY and New York Times bestseller Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this "sweet and funny" (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks ) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her cute yet obnoxious neighbor as they scheme to get her noticed by her untouchable crush. Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he's back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet.The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz's butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz's in.But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she's shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.

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ISBN9781534467644
PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date12/31/21
Pages367

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  • bubsbubs
    bubsbubs

    18 Followers

    5.0

    this hit sooo deeep, the amount of love i have for these characters is immeasurable

    Jan 24, 2024

  • xmeikez
    xmeikez

    830 Followers

    5.0

    Hab es sehr geliebt!

    Auch wenn ich Liz manchmal gerne geschüttelt hätte, hab ich ihre Geschichte mit Wes so geliebt! Es war humorvoll, emotional und so süß! Ich bin jetzt sehr gespannt was mich im zweiten Band erwartet. ❣️

    Apr 15, 2025

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Ich liebe den Schreibstil und bin super reingekommen liebe dieses Buch!!!😍😍😍

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