If you felt a connection to Simon and his story, Leah's narrative in "Leah on the Offbeat" provides another authentic, heartwarming glimpse into the world of friendship, self-discovery, and the complexities of young love. Becky Albertalli has a knack for creating characters that are both relatable and endearing, which makes reading this book feel like catching up with old friends. And for anyone navigating the ups and downs of coming out, Leah's journey offers both solace and inspiration.

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• Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction (2018)

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually right on the beat - but real life is a little harder to manage. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And she hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends she's bisexual, not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.So Leah really doesn't know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high and it's hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting - especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended ...Becky Albertalli returns to the world of her acclaimed debut novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, in this warm and humorous story of first love and senior-year angst.

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