{"product_id":"reasons-to-hate-me-a-young-adult-novel-about-an-autistic-teen-friendship-cyberbullying-and-romance-9781536253733","title":"Reasons to Hate Me: (A Young Adult Novel about an Autistic Teen, Friendship, Cyberbullying, and Romance) by Metallo, Susan","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Susan Metallo has the best YA voice I've read in years--sharp, hilarious, and heartbreakingly honest. I couldn't put this book down.\" --Rachael Allen, author of \u003ci\u003eA Taxonomy of Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarley Quinn: Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are countless good reasons to hate seventeen-year-old Jess Lanza, Stone Bridge High's premier autistic theater nerd and Champion of Questionable Life Choices. Unfortunately, the cyberbullies that hounded her all summer are stuck on last year's life-ruining mistake, the one that earned Jess the title \"Boyfriend Stealing Slutbag.\" To relieve the bullies of their stale content, Jess vows to dazzle them with online posts about her own ridiculous fails and embarrassing character traits. But somehow, all of Jess's posts circle back to her friendship with Chloe--the friendship her alleged sluttiness pulverized--and the gaping hole she left in Jess's life. As Jess chases Chloe's forgiveness, she must confront some of her darkest weaknesses--and darker still, the truth of what happened with Chloe's boyfriend, a story neither of them wants to hear. Told through a series of blog posts and short scripts, this cleverly staged and structured debut novel crackles with spot-on dialogue, features a range of fully developed neurodiverse characters, and sharply evokes high school in all its hilarious and agonizing complexity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Metallo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536253733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e556341 \/ Reasons to Hate Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Metallo\u003c\/b\u003e is a neurodivergent author and youth services librarian. \u003ci\u003eReasons to Hate Me, \u003c\/i\u003eher debut novel, won the SCBWI Work-in-Progress Award for Young Adult Fiction and the Seven Hills Literary Contest and was honored by Book Pipeline and the Searchlight Writing for Children Awards. She serves as regional advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators in New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67934636212377,"sku":"9781536253733","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781536253733.jpg?v=1793916932","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/reasons-to-hate-me-a-young-adult-novel-about-an-autistic-teen-friendship-cyberbullying-and-romance-9781536253733","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}