Tbh #5: Tbh, I Feel the Same - by Lisa Greenwald (Paperback)

About the Book

Making new friends is a good thing, right? Not when you barely see your besties! Between swim team, the school play, and poetry club, BFFs Cece, Gabby, and Prianka are meeting different people and trying different things. But besties clash when Gabby's new friends rank the other girls in their grade in categories like looks, smarts, and popularity. The question is: How can you be your best self if your BFFs don't have your back?--

Book Synopsis

Three BFFs try to make new friends but keep the old in the fifth book in Lisa Greenwald's hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and notes. Perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and the Dork Diaries books.

Making new friends is a good thing, right? Not when you barely see your besties!

Between swim team, the school play, and poetry club, BFFs Cece, Gabby, and Prianka are meeting different people and trying different things. But besties clash when Gabby's new friends rank the other girls in their grade in categories like looks, smarts, and popularity.

The question is: How can you be your best self if your BFFs don't have your back?

From the Back Cover

Between the school play, poetry club, and the swim team, CPG4eva are trying new things and meeting new people. But Cece and Prianka can't help feeling hurt when Gabby's new friends start ranking the girls in their grade.

To be honest, the awkwardness is threatening ALL of Gabby's friendships.

The question is, how can you be your best self without your besties at your back?

Review Quotes

Praise for TBH, This Is So Awkward: "Get ready to fall in love with these girls who use their humor and wit (and lots and lots of emojis) to right wrongs and build bridges." - ALA Booklist
"Greenwald successfully blends emojis and text to bring the high drama and emotional changes of middle school to life. This first in a new series for preteens and young teens who value friendship and doing the right thing is pretty endearing." - Kirkus Reviews
"In this fine successor to Lauren Myracle's TTYL and its sequels, Greenwald (11 Before 12) realistically captures the language of texting tweens, including exuberant use of emoji, and how mistakes can be made and tone misunderstood amid rapid-fire digital conversations." - Publishers Weekly
"Srsly, IDK how Lisa does it. These characters are so real! XOXOXO!! Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author
"This gem of a book is sprinkled with just enough muscle. To all my tween book BFFs: you will adore TBH, This Is So Awkward!" - Terra Elan McVoy, bookseller at Little Shop of Stories and author of Drive Me Crazy
"Lisa Greenwald goes beyond emojis to the power, both hurtful and helpful, inherent in this concentrated form of communication. Young readers (and their parents) will find characters who are cringe-worthily familiar!" - Starr LaTronica, Director, Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, VT
"Enticing and readable." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books