Charlotte and Ben are separated by more than a thousand miles. On the surface, their lives seem very different. Charlotte wants to be a geologist and keeps a rock collection in her room. Ben is obsessed with Harry Potter, presidential history, and recycling. But the two have more in common than they think. They’re both highly gifted. They’re both experiencing family turmoil. And they both sit alone at lunch.
Over the course of a week, Charlotte and Ben-online friends connected only by a Scrabble game- intersect in unexpected ways as they struggle to navigate middle school. The link between the two main characters becomes a subtle bond that enables each one to make it through an emotionally challenging week and come out stronger. You Go First reminds us that no matter how hard it is to keep our heads above troubled water, we never struggle alone.
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