Agent: Claire Wilson, Rogers, Coleridge and White. You probably think that they are going to fall in love or something. Everyone knows Aled Last as that quiet boy who gets straight As. Frances Janvier spends most of her time studying. Oseman vividly illustrates that the world and its technologies offer opportunities for connection and fulfillment that go far beyond traditional definitions of success. From critically acclaimed author Alice Oseman comes a smartly crafted contemporary YA novel, perfect for readers who love Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl. Oseman gives Frances an honest, insecure, and occasionally meandering voice, as she considers the stresses, joys, and letdowns of her high school existence. Frances and Aled both identify as queer, and their intense friendship-as well as relationships with their mothers that couldn’t be more different-are central to the story. Aled Last, the boy next door, turns out to be Universe City’s creator, and, soon after each realizes who the other is, the two collaborate on the podcast and develop a much-needed friendship.

Frances Janvier, a high-achieving but largely friendless British student, has been a fan of Universe City since its first episode, even creating fan art for the show under the online persona of Toulouse. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret not even the person she is on the inside. Alice Oseman Four-Book Collection Box Set (Solitaire, Radio Silence, I Was Born For This, Loveless). Covering many topics such as bullying, identity crisises & sexuality to name a few. Buy now Radio Silence What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Oseman (Solitaire) explores sexual identities, the weight of expectation, and the intensity and fickleness of fandom in a story revolving around a mysterious, Welcome to Night Vale–esque podcast called Universe City. It is the perfect coming of age book for me.

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