by Julie, Abe is a mashup of fantasy and romance with a fun summer road trip plot. High school seniors Ellie Kobata and Jack Yasuda used to be best friends in middle school, partly because they have a lot in common: both are Japanese American and part of a secret magical community. But, for some reason, Jack stopped talking to her back in 7^thgrade, and ever since then, Ellie has felt socially invisible, saved only by her current friendship with Lia, who’s a great friend but, as a non-magical person, can never truly know who Ellie is. Now that she’s a senior in high school, Ellie decides it’s time to come out of her shell and devises an “Anti-Wallflower List” of goals to be braver and bolder--and to take revenge on Jack. But when she plans to prank Jack go awry, Ellie finds herself stuck with her nemesis on a road trip along the coast of California, giving the bickering pair a second chance at friendship and possibly even romance. (Young Adults)