Leah on the Offbeat

Becky Albertalli

Apr 2018 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this eBook

#1 New York Times bestseller! Goodreads Choice Award for the best young adult novel of the year!

In this sequel to the acclaimed Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—now a major motion picture, Love, Simon—we follow Simon’s BFF Leah as she grapples with changing friendships, first love, and senior year angst.

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic.

She’s an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.

So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high.

It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting—especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended.

Plus don't miss Yes No Maybe So, Becky Albertalli's and Aisha Saeed's heartwarming and hilarious new novel, coming in 2020! 

Ratings and reviews

DNF at half way through. I really couldn't see where this was going. Simon vs... had a distinctive set up and plot, and kept we wondering what would happen next. I was invested in all characters. This book is dull, lifeless. Sorry to be so harsh, but at one point it dwells for 2 pages about choosing a prom dress, which doesn't help the unclear plot or motivation. It's a very different book than the previous in the series, and lacks clarity and story.

My favorite!!! The bi representation and the confusion of feelings/embarassment as Leah was going through was well written, I do enjoy it very much I didn't want it to end.

This book is phenomenal. Feels like revisiting old friends. Wish books like this were around when I was younger and I'm glad other kids will have these to grow up with!

About the author

Becky Albertalli is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of William C. Morris Award winner and National Book Award longlist title Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (now a major motion picture, Love, Simon); The Upside of Unrequited; Leah on the Offbeat; the Simonverse novella Love, Creekwood; What If It’s Us and Here's to Us (cowritten with Adam Silvera); Yes No Maybe So (cowritten with Aisha Saeed); Kate in Waiting; and Imogen, Obviously, a Stonewall Honor Book. Becky lives with her family near Atlanta. You can visit her online at beckyalbertalli.com.