{"product_id":"9780374313975","title":"Love Is for Losers","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLove Is for Losers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Wibke Brueggemann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a laugh-out-loud exploration of sexuality, family, female friendship, grief, and community. With the heart and hilarity of Netflix's critically-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSex Education\u003c\/i\u003e, Wibke Brueggemann's sex positive debut \u003ci\u003eLove Is for Losers\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for Generation Z teens. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid you know you can marry yourself? How strange \/ brilliant is that? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen-year-old Phoebe thinks falling in love is vile and degrading, and vows never to do it. Then, due to circumstances not entirely in her control, she finds herself volunteering at a local thrift shop. There she meets Emma . . . who might unwittingly upend her whole theory on life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Lambda Literary Most Anticipated LGBTQ Book of the Month!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sarcastic 15-year-old records angst—about her parents, first love and loss, and failure—in six months of achingly universal journal entries. Via journal entries told in Phoebe’s no-nonsense tone, debut author Brueggemann details the snarky, socially awkward protagonist’s growth as she experiences the messiness of attraction and love, and comes to appreciate the joy and pain of connection. Phoebe’s frequent internet searches and frank narration style manage to both entertain and inform on a wide variety of topics pertaining to sexuality and identity.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is ultimately a thoughtful, funny, deeply emotional coming of age story, perfect for readers looking to commiserate with someone puzzling their way through life and love.\" —\u003ci\u003eBulletin for the Center of Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The novel is told in daily diary entries, from New Year’s Day to Phoebe’s birthday in July; the entries reveal an endearing vulnerability under a (very funny) layer of snark . . . The novel is told in daily diary entries, from New Year’s Day to Phoebe’s birthday in July; the entries reveal an endearing vulnerability under a (very funny) layer of snark.\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374313975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40721704419534,"sku":"9780374313975","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c3ae6503-640e-49ad-bdbf-3a81095fcdb7.jpg?v=1641099155","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374313975","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}