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Smash or Pass

By: Birdie Schae
Narrated by: Elena Rey
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For 16-year-old Ellie, beach volleyball camp is a disaster until she's paired with Sierra, an athletic prodigy who teaches her that volleyball...and love are about taking the right shot in this sporty sapphic romance.

Ellie dates the Right Guy, says all the Right Things, and acts the Right Way to avoid being ridiculed for her autism. When that Right Guy unceremoniously dumps her right before they're supposed to go to beach volleyball camp together, Ellie's perfectly curated world comes crashing down and she's labeled the boring, weird girl.

Desperate to regain her good reputation (and yeah, sure, the boy...), Ellie goes to Camp SMASH, which is nothing like she expected. There, she's paired with Sierra, a mysterious, standoffish volleyball legacy who makes Ellie's quest to get her boyfriend back even more complicated...

Dive into this sporty summer romance full of the classics: a ragtag group of friends, a tense game of capture the flag, and a swoon-worthy sapphic love story. Difficult Situations Disabilities LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Romance Sports Fiction Sports
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Critic reviews

★ "A bighearted....deeply tender coming-out story that celebrates neurodiversity, friendship, and sapphic love. High school readers will relate to and cheer for its characters." —School Library Journal, starred review

★ "The narrative is written with easy prose and gorgeous reflections on neurodivergent and queer existence....Readers won’t want to pass on this gem." —Booklist, starred review

"Schae’s pleasant debut offers a humane, compassionate view of teens supporting each other in pain and joy. A solid, warmhearted Sapphic romance showing how joy emerges when the bullies aren’t in charge." —Kirkus Reviews
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genuinely wish this was longer like they were genuinely so so cute together and the friendgroup?? adored. everything about this was so sweet. I'll definitely be re reading this many times. Also? hate Nina and Daniel.

absolutely adored.

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It's not complex, but it's not a negative. It's the type of book you read to relax.

The main negative thing is that the first 4 chapters are kinda a slog and frustrating with the MC inner dialog. I almost stopped listening to it after the 3rd chapter. But then things got in motion. Ellie and Sierra start to interact and the book flow smoothly.

The ending is a little cringey, but again... this is a wholesome teen romance after all. So...

Good for when you want something easy to listen.

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This is one of the best audio book performances of a generation. 10/10. An amazing depiction of autism and young love brought together by a once in a life time Talent.

Perfection brought to life

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