This is the story of two beautiful kids who learn the true meaning of loving someone through an inventive panoply of mishaps and events. How these two teens manage to see beyond the surface of things and come together makes for a comic and poignant romance. That’s pretty much the pattern for these two neighbors until the eighth grade, when, just as Juli is realizing Bryce isn’t as wonderful as she thought, Bryce is starting to see that Juli is pretty amazing. The first time Juli Baker saw Bryce Loski, she flipped. This is a cute and wonderful book, simple and easy to read, but really helped me to appreciate life and people more.Genres & Themes: Middle Grade, Contemporary, Loveįlipped is a romance told in two voices. I was reminded how lucky I am that my father cares and loves my uncle just like Juli’s father cared and loved his brother. I associate Juli’s father with my father. I praise Bryce’s grandfather in helping Bryce, his words of wisdom… And I applaud Juli’s family for being the lovable family that they were. The other characters in the book were also created well. And I’d yell her name across the rooftops for the whole world to hear.” “I’d scale that monster sycamore if I could. I love these lines from Bryce after he flipped… Good thing he flipped, from being a jerk then a coward, to someone who finally redeems himself. They’re connected to yours by some invisible physical force, and they hold you fast while the rest of the world swirls and twirls and falls completely away.”Īs for Bryce, it’s kind of difficult to forgive him about the eggs. And the only thing keeping you from drifting away is the other person’s eyes.
You know, like the world is moving all around you, all beneath you, all inside you, and you’re floating. And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling. Here’s one of the best lines from Juli… She constructs sentences well, and she said this in their second grade! 🙂 As Bryce said, “Who in junior high do you know would put together a sentence like that?” Also, it felt wonderful how she appreciates the sycamore tree, the breeze, the earth… I love how she, as my friend and I said, is “in love with life”. I admire Juli’s description of events and things. It’s funny how a specific moment that happened to two individuals could be seen in different perspectives, especially on that day when Juli and Bryce first met. Haha! I like the “he-said, she-said” style. I found myself grinning from ear to ear while reading this. “I see the day that my view of things around me started changing.”
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