A sweet book that is very hard to put down. You'll definitely leave wanting more. I hope there will be a sequel! Lily is struggling with her friend group at school, a popular girl who isn't quite nice, and her first big crush. Will is a boy in Lily's school who happens to be family friends with the popular girl, but struggling to find his place in school while navigating a tough relationship with his father. Read as their worlds and interests collide!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a lot of fun to see the characters grow and how the story progressed. It was a nice enjoyable read.

I really loved Lily and Will's voices. I felt for each of them so much!
I liked that we see real things happening to them and how they are dealing with them.
Middle school is such a tough time trying to fit in and I think Blecher does a great job showcasing this.
A great read for any middle grader who is feeling left out and trying to figure out how to fit in.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC.

Middle school can be a tender time of figuring out who we are in relationship to parents, other adults, siblings, and peers. Jennifer Blecher has written a perfectly-paced novel with an effective balance of humor, surprise, and sadness, Lily and Will, the two narrators, are multidimensional kids who are navigating changes around and within themselves with believable successes and mistakes. Preteens will find encouragement and gentle wisdom in Listen to This.

Many, many thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for a free e-copy for review!

So many secrets, crushes, and ups and downs of 7th grade told from dual perspectives, we see Lily dealing with friends who are keeping secrets, and Will having to put up with his dad’s podcasts on raising kids that he hates. Will he ever tell his dad this? Sienna tells Lily that Will has a crush on her. Does he? When Sienna accuses Lily of stealing her necklace, Will has a way of proving that Lily didn’t take it. Will Sienna listen?

Jennifer Blecher's emotional insight, tight plotting, and snappy dialogue shine through in this fun, propulsive middle grade story. The alternating voices keep the story moving, and young readers will love the inside look into changing relationships, figuring out who you are in the school ecosystem, and first crushes.

Jennifer Blecher's LISTEN TO THIS is a pitch-perfect story about Lily and Will, two seventh graders whose developing crush emerges against their own internal struggles and shifting friend dynamics. The story has spot-on elements of life for today's young teens--competitive sports, social media, and embarrassing parents, to name a few--as seen through the lens of several characters, and an insightful take on how we don't really know what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes. With a well-developed and endearing cast, and unique look at father-son and mother-daughter dynamics, this is an absolute treat of a book. Kids will adore it.

Thanks to the author and publisher for an ARC.

My juvenile readers will absolutely ADORE this book. I know that if I read this when I was younger, I would be obsessed with it. I can see it being put on hold at my library by many patrons alike.