I'm a young adult librarian, so I went into this knowing it is aimed at a younger audience, specifically as a hi-lo title for readers who might be struggling to tackle more complex material and have tried to rate/review it as such. I think this is my third or fourth book from this particular line from Lorimer Publishing and while this one not my favorite, I do think it has some good points.

My favorite thing was the book group, X-Libris, and their journey to find a new space.  Mr. Jenkins was an awesome role model (love non-teacher adults who have hidden depths). Jordan's dad was also a nuanced character who we can see trying to be a good dad, but also dealing with his own grief. (Speaking of dads, I feel like Nathan's backstory was given short shrift, but it didn't bother me too much.)

The main thing that I think may stop kids from immersing themselves in this book is Jordan himself. Not because of his quirks or panic attacks, but because I just didn't get a good sense of why he was so anti-technology. Kids use phones and computers and I think having a character who is so young and deliberately avoids tech needs to be given more on page explanation. It stood out more than it had to, and I wondered if maybe the book should have been set in an earlier decade.

To end on a positive note (because I truly did enjoy the book overall), I liked that there was a sprinkle of romance between Jordan and Nathan, but to me, the friend group was the shining star of this book.