![]() ![]() ![]() Teens need role models like these diverse kids. If this book encourages more kindness in the world, it will be a success. The teen voices sounded genuine and there was a sweet romance. It was a nice change to see ethnic characters acting as saviors instead of victims. The subplot about trying to save an addict was a bit of a stretch, but it was a useful plot device to bring their deeds to a wider audience. I especially enjoyed how the kids shut down trolls by posting positive comments. It's wonderful to have a book about teens who try to right the wrongs in their community both on and offline. ![]() Kindness is an underrated virtue in Young Adult fiction. ![]() A short read, it's readable in about a day. After the first three chapters, I was no longer reading about the Unlikelies, I was one of them. But when a prominent old man dies and leaves one of them a treasure, things get a little more confusing than expected. Their main goal is just to do small pockets of good in their communities while enjoying their summer before senior year. A coming of age story that avoids the band of underdogs against the cool kid clique clinche, it's refreshing that the teens are just average kids that wouldn't have met if it wasn't for the good deeds that they all individually did. The Unlikelies by Carrie Firestone caught me by surprise. ![]()
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