Cat Phillips has her head in the stars, but her romantic fantasies may ruin her shot at real-life love in this sweet and funny lesbian story.
It's Libra Season, and Cat Phillips is ready to run headfirst into love. The only problem is that her crush is on her best friend, Alison Bridgewater, who is more interested in chatting with boys. Maybe Cat should take this as a sign to get over Alison, even if that means dating the musically challenged Jamie Owusu. After all, a new boyfriend is the best cleanse, at least according to Cat's friends. Unfortunately, having a boyfriend is a lot harder than Cat expected. And then Morgan Delaney swoops in with her green glasses, enigmatic smile, and talent for teasing Cat in ways that make her feel überlicious. But Morgan is a Gemini, and there's no way that's in Cat's horoscope. Will Cat finally get the girl of her dreams? Or is there a chance there's more to life than Alison Bridgewater? The stars align for the cast of this energetic romp full of comedic misunderstandings and sparkling language.
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- ISBN: 9781536231779
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- ISBN: 9781536231779
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March 15, 2023
Will the stars align for romance? Fourteen-year-old English girl Cathleen Phillips lives and breathes by her astrology book. As an Aquarius, she has checked for her compatible soul mate, and the charts matched her with Alison Bridgewater, one of her friends, who is Ghanaian and White. Since then, she's been all swoony over Alison--but never out loud, since only best friend Zanna Szczechowska knows she fancies girls. But something Cat knows for sure--you can never trust a Gemini! She also doesn't trust people with Irish accents since her Irish homeroom teacher seems to have it out for her. But then, a new girl appears at her school: Morgan Delaney is both Irish and a Gemini, not to mention very cute. Cat keeps getting all tongue-tied around her. As the astrological year turns (from Libra's relationship focus to Capricorn's emphasis on cleansing), events unfold that leave Cat trying desperately to secure any romantic relationship! Accident-prone and an extremely awkward conversationalist, bubbly, curly blond-haired Cat exudes actively chaotic energy and is obsessed with her idealistic future--which is very much in line with her star sign--so readers should enter this book ready for some classic rom-com shenanigans. Woolf presents her characters sincerely, and the story earns its emotional ups and downs. Oodles of entertainment. (Fiction. 12-15)COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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March 20, 2023
White 14-year-old Aquarius Cathleen Phillips, an avid astrology follower, believes that she and longtime crush Alison—who is white, Ghanaian, and a Pisces—are cosmically meant to be. But when Alison asks Cat to check her compatibility with a Gemini named Oscar (“You can NEVER trust a Gemini,” Cat claims), Cat worries that Alison might only like boys. Heartbroken and following advice from a classmate (“A boyfriend is the best natural cleanse”), Cat starts a romantic relationship with schoolmate Jamie, a Cancer, but “kissing him is more hard work than fireworks.” Soon, Cat becomes intrigued with Irish newcomer Morgan—a Gemini—breaking up with Jamie to secretly pursue Morgan. Cat’s lingering feelings for Alison and hesitance to come out, however, threaten their budding relationship. Cat’s reliance on astrology to help foster relationships endearingly reflects contemporary teens’ obsession with cosmic forces, and her realization that not everyone is defined by what’s in their horoscopes and birth charts is endearing. Debut author Woolf sensitively balances Cat’s painful setbacks with her joyful triumphs, and the teen’s consistently on-target observations and gently sarcastic tone make for many laugh-out-loud moments in this astrology-filled rom-com. Ages 12–up.
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