“Tell Me Three Things” by Julia Buxbaum

People who have known me since I was little will tell you three things: I am not a dog person. I am a full 10 minutes early to any meeting or event, no matter what the occasion is. And, I found my high school boyfriend the first day of Kindergarten. We held hands during folk dancing in the fourth grade, played Spin the Bottle in the 6th grade, and dated 7-12th grade until I went to college. I foolishly broke up with him my freshman year so I could date sweaty fraternity boys who threw up beer on my shoes. Today he is still a close family friend and has a delightful wife and family. My point is that I grew up never knowing what it was really like to experience the boy-girl, topsy-turvy drama of dating in high school. So this is one of the reasons I love “Young Adult” fiction, especially books like “Tell Me Three Things,” by Julia Buxbaum. My friend Kelly sent me a list of books you could read in 24 hours and this was on it. “Tell me Three Things” is the story of Jessie, who at the beginning of her junior year moves to Los Angeles from Chicago with her dad after her mother dies. Living in the house of his dad’s new high-powered wife, she leaps right into life at a prestigious L.A. prep school. On the first day she receives an email from an admirer calling himself “Somebody/Nobody,” who wants to help her navigate the tricky waters of this new school. Is he a friend or a foe? Their exchange of emails is smart, funny and fascinating. There are enough twists and turns in this novel to keep any reader entertained. I was just sad when the book ended because tales about high school are stories I just want to revel in over and over. To purchase this book on Amazon click here.