I've been wanting to read Erin Entrada Kelly's books for a while. As a writer of middle-grade, hers is a name that keeps popping up. I finally read You Go First, and what an unusual, charming book it is!You Go First tells two stories, stories that barely meet. One is the story of Charlotte Lockard, who wishes she had a friend who would call her Lottie, or Charlie, or anything that made her feel closer, made her an intimate friend. But Charlotte she is, and Charlotte she remains, except online, where her name is Lottie Lock.And it's online that she meets Ben Boxer, who has his own set of problems. A strange sort of friendship emerges between Lottie and Ben. For Ben, Lottie is the one he would call if he won the lottery. For Lottie, online Scrabble with Ben feels like the one place where she's in control. And their friendship becomes something that matters, even as other … [Read more...]