Barbara's Reviews > Crush

As their musical career begins to ramp up, twins Tegan and Sara are dealing with many changes in their lives. Both girls have crushes on different girls, and their approaches to romance and love are just as different as their approaches to their music and performing. While all of this is exciting, it's also a bit disconcerting since they find themselves increasingly at odds about just about everything, including what songs to perform for a competition. The girls are at risk for being crushed under all the drama of their eighth-grade year, particularly because they have a manager who may be rushing them into the music business too fast. This is a good follow-up to last year's Junior High since it features several characters introduced in that one. Middle graders will relate to much of this graphic novel's content and the honesty of Tegan and Sara who are continuing to try to figure themselves out even if that means moving away from each other a bit.