A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

I have to sit back and give Hall a big round of applause for that, because I would've gotten myself confused among that sea of voices! Inga (Lea & Gabe's creative writing professor)įourteen different viewpoints from fourteen very diverse characters. Here are all the lovely perspectives explored in this book, from cover to cover: It's an idea I've never really read before.I mean, seriously - have you ever read a love story from the perspective of a bench? Or a squirrel? Or a Starbucks barista? It was definitely cool and different, and we need cool and different in the YA world! ( We need diverse books!) I received an old ARC copy of this book from our friend Dana over at Dana Square, so first of all, thanks for that! Second, I was intrigued with the fact that this book tells a love story about a boy named Gabe and a girl named Lea - told in just about every perspective under the sun except for their own. If you're looking for a feel-good book that'll make you smile, Something a Little Different is definitely the book for you.

If I could choose any way to make you picture this book, my advice would be to picture little hearts and flowers fluttering from all of the pages.

Surely Gabe and Lea will figure out that they are meant to be together. Even the squirrel who lives on the college green believes in their relationship. The waitress at the diner automatically seats them together. Their bus driver tells his wife about them. The baristas at Starbucks watch their relationship like a TV show. Their creative writing teacher pushes them together. But somehow even when nothing is going on, something is happening between them, and everyone can see it. Unfortunately, Lea is reserved, Gabe has issues, and despite their initial mutual crush, it looks like they are never going to work things out. They get the same pop culture references, order the same Chinese food, and hang out in the same places. Summary: The creative writing teacher, the delivery guy, the local Starbucks baristas, his best friend, her roommate, and the squirrel in the park all have one thing in common-they believe that Gabe and Lea should get together. Lea and Gabe are in the same creative writing class.

A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall