Like we've all seen this in YA Fantasy...when the authors feel like they have to CONSTANTLY remind you who the EVIL group is every other paragraph cause they're worried you'd forget or something.

There's also "Betty Grable went to France,/To teach the soldiers how to dance." (The rest is the same.) [ citation needed] Had a little car car, Two-forty-eight, Ran around the cor-( skipper jumps out, and turners continue the syllable until they reenter)-ner and slammed on the brakes, but the brakes didn't work, So I bumped into a lady who bumped into a man, Who bumped into a police car, man, oh man! Policeman caught me Put me on his knee, Asked me a question Will you marry me? Yes, No, Maybe So (repeated) All in together, birds of a feather: January, February, March, April, May, etc. (each child had to jump in during the month they were born). I see London, I see France, I see (xxx)s underpants, Not too big, not too small, Just the size of Montreal (or just the size of cannonball, Berlin Wall, etc.) Search results for 'home'" in The James T. Callow Folklore Archive, at Research.UDMercy.edu. Accessed: December 6, 2017. Yes No Maybe So is a politically driven cutesy romance novel. I must admit I hated the first few chapters of the book (I'll get into why later), but now I'm all "heart eyes" thinking about Maya and Jamie. A few days later Jamie catches Maya’s eye at an interfaith event. Maya finds her Mom, while her Mom finds Jamie’s Mom and they start talking while Gabe comes up to all of them and asks them to canvass for Rossum. Maya’s Mom signs her up. A few days later Jamie and Maya meet to canvass together. The plot was standard and as I have mentioned, that wasn't the problem. I enjoyed the plot, in fact. Especially the ending when someone won the election :) I liked reading about Jamie and Maya, but it was just hard to see them without seeing the big issues that surrounded them involving religion.If I said yes to something but my partner said maybe, what conditions might make their maybe a yes? With a partner, can we each live with and accept our no's? What ways do each of us, so far, know we like things done we've said we would do/like to do? Non-Physical (or not necessarily physical) Sexual Activities

The next day, Jamie and Maya each feel heartbroken. Jamie’s Mom says she is proud of him, while Maya’s parents tell her that dating is complicated. They also give Maya a car, as promised. On Election Day Maya realizes she is in love with Jamie and runs to Target. She finds him in the patio section and they make out. Later they go to the election party and Rossum loses by three points. They are devastated. Someone at the party tells them that lawyers are teaming up to fight the H.B. 28 bill and they found out through a flyer at Sophie’s bat mitzvah. Jamie is still upset, but Maya tells him they need to keep fighting, and the book ends as they kiss. Maya and Jamie are campaigning for a progressive candidate in a red state like Georgia, so politics is at the forefront. In modern America, how could it not be? Yes No Maybe So is all about embracing diversity, championing minorities, and combating conservatism with grassroots activism. However, at times, the messages came off as heavy-handed. There was literally one quote in this book that made an impact and felt real. ”It’s ridiculous. Women are problematic if they show too much skin and problematic if they don’t show enough.” It’s clear that these authors were trying to make diverse and knowledgable political statements but they bit off more than they could chew and this turned into a very juvenile attempt at being woke all while tossing in a half baked and awkward romance that feels aimed towards a much younger audience.And then once she doesn’t have him in her life for a few days, she decides he is more important to her than air and they proceed to……………make….out….hONEY NO Running parallel to the campaign, Maya is dealing with the recent separation of her parents and her long-term best friend growing more distant by the day. Throughout the book, we are rooting for Jamie and Maya, and although, there is an obvious attraction between them, they are both whole-heartedly committed to their campaigning.

Matt Hopkins (July 5, 2014). "The Great List of Jump Rope Rhymes & Skipping Songs". buyjumpropes.net . Retrieved November 2, 2016. Maya’s chapters were narrated by Tiya Sircar. I was… not a fan of the narration for these chapters. First of all, Sircar did not sound like a teenage girl at all? The narration was kind of gravelly and smokey like an older woman. Second of all, the slow, gravelly tone made the already long monologues from Maya feel even slower. I just did not like it at all. It didn’t fit the teenage romance being portrayed in the book. I don’t think Sircar is a bad voice actor. I actually really liked her intonations and her voice on its own, but her voice did not fit this book AT ALL. Maya is a Pakistani-American Muslim who is going through some difficult times with her family at the moment. Her parents are taking a separation to try to sort some things out. Her world is subsequently turned upside down and all she wants to do is to have her friend be there to talk to, but Sara is eternally busy with work, getting ready for college and moving in with her new roommate. As a result, Maya feels shunned and replaced- and doesn’t have many plans for summer. When her parents offer her a car for going canvassing for Rossum, she agrees. She is initially a bit trepidatious, after all, isn’t he just another cis white guy going for office? But as she and Jaime talk more, it becomes less and less about the car and more about doing what she believes in.

I love how this book put our characters into situations that forced them to grow and re-evaluate their beliefs. The book as a whole subverted genre expectations, causing both the characters and us as readers to amend their assumptions. It was from little things like how Jaime’s grandmother was a social media influencer, to Jaime realising his ignorance about Ramadan, and how no, Maya does not eat goldfish, drink coffee or even water during the period. I cannot comment on the representation in this book, but it is ownvoices in terms of the Jewish, Muslim and Pakistani-American rep. Buoyed by humor, enriched by a colorful supporting cast, and strung through with a charming (and charmingly awkward) romantic subplot, Jamie and Maya’s story, their miscommunications, and their true connection will win hearts and inspire action.”– Booklist ( Starred Review) how many doctors will it take? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 etc. (Go to 20 then go down to the next line) a note for every author who wants to include Muslim reps in their books: we are tired of them abandoning their faith just to be with someone, to make it even worse: a WHITE man who didn't understand our faith.