Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love, The

Sixteen-year-old Graham, a self-professed geek, has developed romantic feelings for Roxana, his best friend and co-creator of their comic strip, and hopes she has similar feelings. They set off for Comic Con in New York City, and Graham plans to give Roxana the best few days of her life and profess his love for her, but he faces many obstacles as events and people conspire against him! This humorous novel for grades 8-12 would work well for lit circle or independent reading, and deals with issues of romantic love, social and personal identity, and stereotyping.