Noah Frye Gets Crushed

In this cute and queer contemporary middle grade comedy about friendship, first crushes, and first kisses, twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends—only to discover she's been looking in the wrong place, and her crush was right beside her all along . . .

Noah Frye just had the Best Summer Ever. Not only did she have an epic time at science camp, but her new camp friend Jessa is going to Noah's school in the fall. Noah can't wait to introduce Jessa to her best friends Zoey and Luna when classes start. But when the friend group is reunited after their summer apart, something seems to have changed: Zoey and Luna have discovered boys, and now it's all they want to obsess over.

Suddenly, it feels like Noah is the odd one out in their friend group, especially since Noah hasn't ever even considered boys in that way. When Noah finds herself caught in a lie about having a boy crush of her own, she decides she'll do anything to fit in with her friends again—even if that means using the scientific method. Noah's crush experiment is simple: find a boy, fake a crush until it turns real, and get her friends back. But that might be easier said than done, especially when Noah can't stop thinking about Jessa. What ensues is a hilarious and heartwarming turn of events in this queer contemporary middle grade story about friendship, first crushes, and self-discovery.

What happens when your foolproof scientific experiment points you toward a conclusion you never expected?

• A Scientific Method for Crushes: When Noah's friends start obsessing over boys, she designs a foolproof experiment to develop a crush of her own. The only problem? Her data keeps pointing her toward her new friend, Jessa.
• Navigating Middle School Friendships: One summer is all it takes for everything to change. A heartwarming and relatable story about feeling left out and finding your place when your friend group starts to grow up without you.
• A Sweet Sapphic Romance: Full of heartwarming and funny moments of self-discovery as Noah realizes her first crush might not be on a boy after all. A perfect read for fans of sweet, queer coming-of-age stories.
• Adorable Animal Rescue Subplot: Features a heartwarming animal shelter subplot, complete with rescue dogs and the power of finding a friend who loves animals as much as you do.