by Wendelin Van Draanen
ISBN 0439651697
Scholastic ediion 2004
Advanced Chapter book 212 pages no illustrations
A great growing up story starting with a first crush in 2nd grade that shows signs of coming to fruition in 8th grade, but not quite maybe.
Deceptively simple plot is in fact rather similar to real life.
"Wendelin Van Draanen's highly acclaimed he-said, she-said teen romance is a major motion picture (2010), written and directed by Rob Reiner, and featuing Madeline Carroll and Callan McAuliffe as Juli and Bryce."
trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92SgWpDYjlo