Recommended by a Thayer 8th Grader in 2025
Synopsis, via Amazon:
"The acclaimed debut novel from Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. Solitaire features the characters that inspired the beloved webcomic and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series.“The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age” The TimesMy name is Tori Spring. I like to sleep and I like to blog. Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that’s all over now.Now there’s Solitaire. And Michael Holden.I don’t know what Solitaire are trying to do, and I don’t care about Michael Holden.I really don’t.This incredible debut novel by outstanding young author Alice Oseman is perfect for fans of John Green, Rainbow Rowell and all unflinchingly honest writers."
What Thayer students are saying:
"You should pick up and read this book if you like two alone people becoming friends."
"It's really good in the sense that it shows the dark side of how school can affect someone. It also shows how to people who don't like themselves become friends, and how even if you think you will be alone forever, you won't. It's also about a mystery of the group Solitaire, who keeps pranking the school. The Solitaire group keeps getting more intense until it accidentally starts to harm the students. It's a really good book and I would recommend reading it."