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He Must Like You

Author Danielle Younge-Ullman
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$10.99 US
Tundra Book Group | Penguin Teen Canada
5.5"W x 8.25"H x 0.89"D  
On sale May 10, 2022 | 336 Pages | 9780735265714
Grade 9 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile HL820L
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An authentic, angry, and surprisingly funny and romantic novel about sexual harassment, from the award-winning author of Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined.

Libby's having a rough senior year. Her older brother absconded with his college money and is bartending on a Greek island. Her dad just told her she's got to pay for college herself, and he's evicting her when she graduates so he can Airbnb her room. A drunken hook-up with her coworker Kyle has left her upset and confused. So when Perry Ackerman, serial harasser and the most handsy customer at The Goat where she waitresses, pushes her over the edge, she can hardly be blamed for dumping a pitcher of sangria on his head. Unfortunately, Perry is a local industry hero, the restaurant's most important customer and Libby's mom's boss. Now Libby has to navigate the fallout of her outburst, find an apartment and deal with her increasing rage at the guys who've screwed up her life — and her increasing crush on the one guy who truly gets her. As timely as it is timeless, He Must Like You is a story about consent, rage, and revenge, and the potential we all have to be better people.
© David Leyes
DANIELLE YOUNGE-ULLMAN is the author of Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award as well as the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award and was the winner of the OLA White Pine Award. She is also the author of Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance and Falling Under (Plume). She lives in Toronto with her family. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleYUllman. View titles by Danielle Younge-Ullman
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    White Pine Award
  • FINALIST | 2021
    Snow Willow Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2021
    Amy Mathers Teen Book Award
One of CBC Books' Best Middle-Grade and Young Adult Books of 2020
One of Canadian Children's Book News’ Best Books of 2020
One of the Ontario Library Association's 2020 Best Bets selection, Young Adult Fiction category

PRAISE FOR He Must Like You:

"There are few writers of any stripe capable of tackling important, tough topics with as much grace, heart, humor, and righteous fury as Danielle Younge-Ullman, and nowhere is that more abundantly on display than in He Must Like You. This is a must-read. —Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King

"This novel opens a much-needed conversation about consent, boldly addressing personal and professional assault in an empowering, engrossing read. A must for young women.” —Lori Goldstein, author of Screen Queens

“The novel takes on the topic of nonconsent and how deeply it is baked into male-female interactions in American society, a subject as fraught as things can get.” --Kirkus Reviews

“This is a must-read novel for every teenage girl – and guy for that matter.” --Highly Recommended, CM Reviews

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An authentic, angry, and surprisingly funny and romantic novel about sexual harassment, from the award-winning author of Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined.

Libby's having a rough senior year. Her older brother absconded with his college money and is bartending on a Greek island. Her dad just told her she's got to pay for college herself, and he's evicting her when she graduates so he can Airbnb her room. A drunken hook-up with her coworker Kyle has left her upset and confused. So when Perry Ackerman, serial harasser and the most handsy customer at The Goat where she waitresses, pushes her over the edge, she can hardly be blamed for dumping a pitcher of sangria on his head. Unfortunately, Perry is a local industry hero, the restaurant's most important customer and Libby's mom's boss. Now Libby has to navigate the fallout of her outburst, find an apartment and deal with her increasing rage at the guys who've screwed up her life — and her increasing crush on the one guy who truly gets her. As timely as it is timeless, He Must Like You is a story about consent, rage, and revenge, and the potential we all have to be better people.

Author

© David Leyes
DANIELLE YOUNGE-ULLMAN is the author of Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award as well as the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Award and was the winner of the OLA White Pine Award. She is also the author of Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance and Falling Under (Plume). She lives in Toronto with her family. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleYUllman. View titles by Danielle Younge-Ullman

Awards

  • NOMINEE | 2021
    White Pine Award
  • FINALIST | 2021
    Snow Willow Award
  • SHORTLIST | 2021
    Amy Mathers Teen Book Award

Praise

One of CBC Books' Best Middle-Grade and Young Adult Books of 2020
One of Canadian Children's Book News’ Best Books of 2020
One of the Ontario Library Association's 2020 Best Bets selection, Young Adult Fiction category

PRAISE FOR He Must Like You:

"There are few writers of any stripe capable of tackling important, tough topics with as much grace, heart, humor, and righteous fury as Danielle Younge-Ullman, and nowhere is that more abundantly on display than in He Must Like You. This is a must-read. —Jeff Zentner, Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King

"This novel opens a much-needed conversation about consent, boldly addressing personal and professional assault in an empowering, engrossing read. A must for young women.” —Lori Goldstein, author of Screen Queens

“The novel takes on the topic of nonconsent and how deeply it is baked into male-female interactions in American society, a subject as fraught as things can get.” --Kirkus Reviews

“This is a must-read novel for every teenage girl – and guy for that matter.” --Highly Recommended, CM Reviews

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