The summer I became a nerd cover

The summer I became a nerd

by Leah Rae Miller

On the outside, seventeen year old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader perky popular and dating the star quarterback. But inside Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That shes a nerd hiding in a popular girls body isnt just unknown its anti known. And she needs keep it that way. Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shops counter uncovers her secret shes busted. Before she can shake a pom pom Maddies whisked into Logans world of comic conventions live action role playing and first person shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is the deeper her lies become and the more she risks losing Logan forever.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?