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Amelia, If Only

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Category: Teens YA

#1 New York Times bestselling author Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Imogen, Obviously) is back with another novel of crushes, friendships, and finding love in unexpected places. A 2026 Rainbow Book List pick!

Albertalli creates a realistic microcosm of queer and Jewish teen culture with no shortage of her signature humor and clever snark... The friends’ banter is warm, endearing, and relatable. Fresh and witty on the surface, tender and heartfelt at its core. - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Amelia Applebaum isn’t in love with Walter Holland. He just happens to be her favorite moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber. Who she just happened to invite to prom. (But it’s fine. No, for real. If you delete the post, it didn’t happen.)

Okay, maybe her friends are right: She’s slightly parasocially infatuated. But Amelia just knows sparks would fly—if only she could connect with Walter for real.

If only he would host a meet and greet.

If only it were just a short road trip away.

And if only Amelia could talk her best friends into making it the perfect last hurrah before graduation—even her newly single, always-cynical, guitar-toting best friend Natalie.

One thing’s for sure: All roads lead to butterflies.

But what if Amelia’s butterflies aren’t for Walter at all?

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Daniel ★★★★★

I picked this up expecting another fun Becky Albertalli story, but the way she weaves together past and present through the letters had me tearing up. The dual timeline really made the crush storyline feel more layered than I thought it would be.

Joseph Y. ★★★★★

I was so invested in the protagonist's journey of self-discovery that I read the last hundred pages in one sitting. The crushes and friendships felt painfully real, and the unexpected romance caught me off guard in the best way.

Violet P. ★★★★★

The way Albertalli writes dialogue makes every conversation between the characters feel so real that I caught myself laughing out loud on the bus. This one’s got all the awkward crushes and messy friendship dynamics I’ve come to expect, and the unexpected twist kept me glued until the very last page