{"product_id":"my-mechanical-romance-9780823454532","title":"My Mechanical Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eOpposites attract in this battle-robot-building YA romance from the NYT best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas Six\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's rom-com perfection.\"\u003ci\u003e--Adiba Jaigirdar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You're funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she's basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even worse? All the boys ignore Bel--and Neelam, the only other girl on the team, doesn't seem to like her either. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Mateo Luna, captain of the club, who recognizes Bel as a potential asset--until they start butting heads. Bel doesn't care about Nationals, while Teo cares too much. But as the nights of after-school work grow longer and longer, Bel and Teo realize they've made more than just a combat-ready robot for the championship: they've made each other \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e the team better. Because girls do belong in STEM. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her YA debut, Alexene Farol Follmuth, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas Six \u003c\/i\u003e(under the penname Olivie Blake), explores both the challenges girls of color face in STEM and the vulnerability of first love with unfailing wit and honesty. With an adorable, opposites-attract romance at its center and lines that beg to be read aloud, \u003ci\u003eMy Mechanical Romance\u003c\/i\u003e is swoonworthy perfection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexene Farol Follmuth is a first-generation American, a romance enthusiast, and a lover and writer of stories. Alexene has penned a number of adult SFF projects under the name Olivie Blake, including the webtoon \u003ci\u003eClara and the Devil \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller and BookTok-viral \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas Six\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMy Mechanical Romance \u003c\/i\u003eis her YA debut. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, new baby, and rescue pit bull. Find her at alexenefarolfollmuth.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613657862418,"sku":"9780823454532","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b22a6e23-efbd-4f31-9225-e75ecdb40794.jpg?v=1732412835","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-mechanical-romance-9780823454532","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}