Me and Mr J (2015) (Electric Monkey, Egmont)Rachel McIntyre
Grade: B++
Genre: young adult
Source: own
TBR RBC 2015: A book on Egmont's frontlist
Lara Titliss (Worst. Surname.
Ever.) has recently found salvation in her new diary – an unexpected and
unwanted gift from her grandmother. It is in these pages that Lara documents
the bullying and torment she suffers from her peers as a result of being a
tall, gangly red-head and the least popular girl at school, yet also her
discovery of her soulmate. One problem – he’s her teacher. Mr Jagger is the
best thing that has ever happened to her school. All the girls in Lara’s class
unashamedly throw themselves at him, but she’s the one who he praises in class
and asks for help with a special project. He’s the first person who takes her
seriously and takes the time to listen to her problems; it’s no wonder that she
falls helplessly over heels in love with him. Surely he can’t love her back …
