Goo, Maureen.
THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018
IL YA
ISBN 9780374304089

(2 booktalks)

Booktalk #1

After a prom night prank goes awry, jokester Clara Shin is sentenced to working all summer on her dad’s food truck, the KoBra. To make matters worse, she is stuck working alongside her arch rival, Rose, a perfectionist who always rubs Clara the wrong way. But as the dreaded punishment begins, it brings some unexpected experiences, such as a boy named Hamlet who might be crushing on Clara and maybe the potential for a lasting friendship that goes beyond the surface. Dealing with family, friendship, and love, this story will make you laugh out loud as you root for Clara to trade pranks for the possibility of true love and loyalty. (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2019-2020)

Booktalk #2

After she accepts a nomination of Prom Queen on a lark, recreates a scene from a famous horror movie during her acceptance speech, and participates in a fight that results in a cafeteria fire, Clara Shin spends the summer laboring on her Dad’s food truck as punishment alongside her adversary, Rose. Forced to take on the responsibilities of running the food truck and working closely with Rose daily, Clara develops a new appreciation for her classmate and finds a love interest in Hamlet, a martial-arts enthusiast and boxer, who works at a coffee kiosk. What will Clara discover about herself, and about her relationships with others, during this challenging season? (Georgia Peach Book Award, 2020)