Love from A to Z

Wow, will you all judge me for admitting I only just realized Love From A to Z can also be taken as Love From Adam to Zayneb??? It isn't even subtle and yet it still flew over my head!! 

Okay, anyhow, let me start telling you how great this book is. This book is full of diverse characters facing diverse problems. Zayneb is angry, so angry about the racism she faces daily, but feels like she needs to change, be more ‘nice' in order to be a better person and not get her friends in trouble. Zayneb was my favorite character and I felt for her as she tried to figure out how to be a good person and what it means if you think you aren't a good person. So much love for her. 
Then we have Adam who is keeping a secret from his family that he has multiple sclerosis, the same disease his mother died from, a death his father is still grieving. Adam is alone in his fight, preparing himself to die, and doesn't want anyone else to hurt over him like his father hurts over his mother. There is such, such pain here. 

I also liked the notebook idea where they list Marvels and Oddities about their day– this book is told through notebook entries, by the way! Although it doesn't read like journal entries all the time, so I would forget. 

This is a book I did end up slightly crying over. These teens are so precious and they deserve all the best in the world. If you want lovely read with a sweet romance interlaced with real world drama with real consequences, this is a book you should try out. I've already been recommending it left and right at work.