Wendelin Van Draanen

AS SEEN ON NETFLIX. A classic he-said-she-said romantic comedy, with bonus content including a Q&A with the author. All I've ever wanted is for Juli Baker to leave me alone. For her to back off – you know, just give me some space. Juli has been making Bryce's life hell from the moment they met. All he wants is to live a normal life, without some crazy person mooning after him. The first day I met Bryce Loski, I flipped. Honestly, one look at him and I became a lunatic. It's his eyes. But she doesn't see it that way. In her eyes, they're meant for each other, even though he might not realize it yet. That is, until the eighth grade, when everything flips. And just as Juli starts to realize that Bryce may not be all he seemed, Bryce begins to think that there's more to Juli than meets the eye . . . Wendelin Van Draanen's Flipped is a modern-day classic about first love and not judging a book by it's cover. A romantic comedy-of-errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny voices.

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In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.

Selina 

‘Get beyond his eyes and his smile and the sheen of his hair - look at what’s really there.’

Myeon

She goes straight into thrash mode and is too busy drowning in the argument to take a deep breath and dive for calmer water.

Ivory Flores

“How could she sit there and look so… beautiful?”

sophia michaela

Flipped is an engaging and thought-provoking read. The author masterfully weaves multiple perspectives, skillfully shifting between the views of the two main characters, Juli and Bryce. This technique keeps the reader enthralled, always wondering how the other person sees the situation. 

The author also employs suspenseful pacing, slowing down key moments to deeply explore the characters' emotions and internal thoughts. This heightens the intensity and drama, making for a truly immersive experience.

Underpinning the captivating storytelling is a powerful thematic message - that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The book eloquently conveys the idea that true value lies not in individual elements, but in how they come together to form something extraordinary. This thought-provoking lesson elevates Flipped beyond mere entertainment, making it a must-read.

Liana

Flipped is an engaging and thought-provoking read. The author masterfully weaves multiple perspectives, skillfully shifting between the views of the two main characters, Juli and Bryce. This technique keeps the reader enthralled, always wondering how the other person sees the situation. 

The author also employs suspenseful pacing, slowing down key moments to deeply explore the characters' emotions and internal thoughts. This heightens the intensity and drama, making for a truly immersive experience.

Underpinning the captivating storytelling is a powerful thematic message - that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The book eloquently conveys the idea that true value lies not in individual elements, but in how they come together to form something extraordinary. This thought-provoking lesson elevates Flipped beyond mere entertainment, making it a must-read.

Bella Baxter

Girl I guess, I’m honestly not sure what I read lol, the second half was a mess, I’m sorry. Just sped to the end. I still don’t like Bryce, Julianna deserves better. Jon seems really nice.

i wish the book elaborated more about bryce's redeeming qualities other than his beautiful eyes and smile. may be his jackassery was necessary for juli to be flipped but i love juli enough not to bless her with this undeserving kid, at least not yet in his current state. we did see bits of his turning points but i wish i could see more of his resulting character development. 3.5/5

Risa

this book is one of my favorite! the story does really get me. this book teach us about what is love and brings us to our very first love.

It took me longer than it should’ve to read this book, (especially since it’s quite short).

I was worried this book would be the typical ‘they hate each other and suddenly BOOM, they’re madly in love’ kind of a romance but needless to say, I was fortunately proven wrong.

This has absolutely become a new go-to comfort read for me, the dual narrative of Juli and Bryce seemed realistic, and I love how the same experiences are told by both but yet you can see the different mindsets, the different angles of Juli and Bryce’s perception.

Van Draanen has managed to make such a difficult to describe/talk about topic among teens/preteens, so relatable and you can tell she has experienced these feeling firsthand.

Would recommend and would absolutely read again.

It took me longer than it should’ve to read this book, (especially since it’s quite short).

I was worried this book would be the typical ‘they hate each other and suddenly BOOM, they’re madly in love’ kind of a romance but needless to say, I was fortunately proven wrong.

This has absolutely become a new go-to comfort read for me, the dual narrative of Juli and Bryce seemed realistic, and I love how the same experiences are told by both but yet you can see the different mindsets, the different angles of Juli and Bryce’s perception.

Van Draanen has managed to make such a difficult to describe/talk about topic among teens/preteens, so relatable and you can tell she has experienced these feeling firsthand.

Would recommend and would absolutely read again.

Alexa M

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kesha

3.5ish actually. sweet coming of age book. but not as charming as the film? got on my nerves every time bryce said "my friend" or "buddy" or "pal" or "chum" or any other variant. but i got through it <3

Rachel Braithwaite

This is the exact kind of thing I would have wanted to happen to me as an eight grader. The only boys I had in my life in eight grade were members of One Direction. Apart from the cute romance side to it, I think this book had some good messages to it about looking beyond the surface of people and getting to know them.

That’s all, now I’m going to go watch the movie cause it’s adorable.

Natasha Bree

this book was adorable. I found it extremely easy to change from the boys perspective to the girls. I loved that I got to see both perspectives. it really changed what was really happening. the writing was beautiful. the character was amazingly put together and the storyline was great. I thought that the book was just so relatable, so easy to understand and connect to. there was a lot of emotion and lots of stress and thinking and worrying. it was, as I said, relatable. I really liked it.

Azaura A

I have reread this book so many times already. It’s an amazing and sweet romance book. She loves him but he doesn’t then when he finally realizes that he loves her she decides it’s time to give up the feelings she has for him. It’s a sweet and innocent book and would recommend. 

Esmeralda Villanueva 

Doménica Corral

NO PUEDO CREER LO FELIZ QUE ME HACE ESTE LIBRITO- SIENTO

dana

i loved this book (and the movie) so much thank you for shaping my adolescence miss van draanen i love you

Eszter Baranyi

I loved it. The characters felt very real, and the message was simple but meaningful at the same time. It's the perfect love story and book for preteens

Carolina

It was cute. (Y lo terminé en tipo, tres horas máx porque empecé a leer a la madrugada y no paré ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

Mina

I feel like this could have been longer so that some of the side plots could have been explored to a deeper level. Overall, the book is very light hearted and you are reminded of your own childhood crushes. I really enjoyed that the book was written from a dual perspective so that we could see how both Juli and Bryce respectively experienced the story. 

Emir Andrés Ibañez

Esta novela está narrada por Bryce y por Juli. Primero tenemos la perspectiva de los hechos desde el punto de vista de él, y después lo mismo pero desde la mirada de ella.
Ellos se conocen cuando son niñxs, cuando Juli se muda al vecindario. Ella se enamora de Bryce, perdidamente, como solo lxs niñxs se enamoran, pero Bryce nunca le da pelota. Es más, la trata re mal, la evita, no quiere saber nada con ella. Pero el argumento de la historia arranca cuando ya son adolescentes, y la dinámica sigue siendo la misma, pero ahora entran en juego otras cosas: cuestiones familiares, valores nuevos, formas distintas de encarar las vida.
Es un libro acerca del amor a primera vista, del flechazo inicial, y del desencantamiento que inevitablemente viene después, una vez que empezás a conocer realmente a la otra persona y te terminás dando cuenta de que la idealizaste demasiado.
Me encantó, creo que es una de mis novelas juveniles favoritas, por lo sencilla que es la historia pero si la analizás te deja mucho en lo que pensar, a muchos niveles.
La única falla que le encuentro es que, llegando al final, esto de narrarnos lo mismo dos veces, más allá de que sea desde la mirada de alguien distinto, se torna un poco largo.
Pero aun así la recomiendo un montón. Y la película también, es hermosa.

Jordan Robinson

Barbara Rosas

This story was so cute and fun, I like this book very much.
The cover is very cute too and I think it represent the story exactly.

noha

"A painting is more than the sum of its parts."

Climbing trees, sunsets, crushes, and kites.... such a flipping cute story!
I absolutely loved the way Wendelin told the story from two different perspectives. The reader gets to know the two different sides of the story "Juli's and Bryce's" and that my friends, is a very clever technique! since we always wonder what the other character in the story is thinking or feeling. Some have found this "retelling the situation" pretty boring and repetitive, but I honestly enjoyed it. I mean getting to know how each of them encountered a specific situation and their different interpretations of it, how cool is that?
Favorite characters: Juli's father and Bryce's grandfather.
Highly recommended for whoever is looking for something light and cute.

Angie

Flipped siempre será una buena opción para hacerme sentir mejor🛐
🛐Agradecida con Wendelin🛐

Sonia Flores

Una historia tierna, graciosa y muy bonita. Buscaba leer algo rápido y entretenido para mi último fin de semana libre hasta navidad, así que me aventuré con este que parecía muy fresco y ligero y que, además, era corto.
La historia es sensacional. Al principio me divertí muchísimo con los episodios de la niñez de Juli y Bryce, y me reí bastante con ambos puntos de vista. Me encantó que estuviera narrado por ambos y que hablaran de los mismos acontecimientos con perspectivas tan diferentes. Pude entenderlos a ambos, al chico que se incomodaba por la muchachita al otro lado de la calle que lo acosaba, y a Juli, la espontánea niña cuyos pensamientos y motivaciones solo podía entender ella por su extraño proceder. Pero aún así, me daba un poco de tristeza ver cómo rechazaba a la chica. Cuando los papeles se invirtieron, no me sentí mejor, pero al menos ya ambos estaban en los zapatos del otro. Poco a poco, a medida que iban creciendo, comencé a desarrollar cierto resentimiento contra Bryce y mucho cariño por Juli, perpetuamente inocente e iridiscente. Es obvio que él tenía miedo, y me encantó cuando su abuelo tomó parte en el asunto para hacerle ver las cosas de otra manera, haciéndole reconocer que era inmaduro y poco cobarde con sus sabios consejos. Me gustó muchísimo el que Juli se viera sin otra alternativa que madurar y seguir adelante, viendo el cuadro completo y dándose cuenta de muchas cosas, abriendo sus ojos a otras perspectivas, aunque tuviera que sufrir el dolor de la decepción.

Fue siempre amar y/u odiar a los personajes, reírme y molestarme. Además de lo diferente de la historia, es lindo que esté tan salpicada de inocencia.
Los personajes me gustaron mucho. Desde la encantadora Juli y Bryce, que pronto se da cuenta de sus errores y decide enmendarlos, pasando por los hermanos de ambos, el abuelo de Bryce y los padres de Juli, hasta la madre de Bryce, que busca conciliar las familias de alguna manera y se da cuenta de lo que ha tenido frente a sí durante tantos años. No incluyo en esta lista al padre de Bryce por obvias razones, pero sí que me dio mucha tristeza su familia en general.

El final fue perfecto para mí. Teniendo en cuenta la edad de los chicos y que en realidad nunca se habían dado la oportunidad de conocerse íntimamente deja una buena sensación de que, en lugar de terminar, empieza otra historia tras cerrar el libro. Es un final abierto que da oportunidad al lector de pensar que todo se arregla y que finalmente Bryce enmienda sus errores y decide tomar otro camino y otras decisiones.

En fin, que entre tantas escenas cómicas este libro definitivamente deja muchas cosas. La calidez en el corazón es una de ellas. Me gustó leer esta historia y se sintió muy bien que no hubiera dramas innecesarios y enredos demasiado complicados, la autora lo mantuvo simple, fluye con sencillez y optimismo pese a algunas circunstancias, y deja una sensación de alegría y ternura.

Milana Marie Waller

After finishing this book, I'm dying!!! There is no sequel! Ugh!!!! I'm sadddddddd... but anyway READ THIS BOOK!!!! I highly recommend it!

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