I Speak Boy, Jessica Brody
I Speak Boy, Jessica Brody
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I Speak Boy

Author: Jessica Brody

Narrator: Suzy Jackson

Unabridged: 9 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/04/2021


Synopsis

A phone-obsessed twelve-year-old girl, frustrated by the cryptic boys in her life, discovers a magic app that can read boys' thoughts in this modern-day retelling of Emma by Jane Austen.

After a matchmaking attempt for her best friend, Harper, goes wrong, Emmy is fed up. Why are boys so hard to figure out? But then something amazing happens--she wakes up with a new app on her phone: iSpeak Boy! Suddenly Emmy has the information every girl wants to know--the super-secret knowledge of how boys think . . . and who they like!

Now Emmy is using her magical app to make matches left and right. But can she use it to help Harper, the only person who doesn't seem to buy into Emmy's "gift"? And when her secret gets out and the app ends up in the wrong hands, can Emmy figure out how to undo the damage she's caused?

About Jessica Brody

Jessica Brody is the author of several popular books for teens, including Unforgotten, Unremembered, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, and The Karma Club, as well as two adult novels. She splits her time between California and Colorado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katie on May 16, 2021

Another day, another Emma retelling. :D This one was really a very loose retelling, which works well for me. And the middle school setting might work even more than a high school setting when it comes to telling the story of a character who thinks she knows best! I really enjoyed it overall. A couple......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey on April 08, 2021

I was lucky to be gifted an eARC of this book to review. This book is a middle grade retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma, with a magical realism twist. I am a huge Jane Austen fan, so the minute I saw this book I knew I needed to check it out. This experience was amazing! I loved seeing the nods to the s......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on May 07, 2021

This was cute! I love a light sci-fi vibe, and the magic translation app was a fun twist. I kind of thought it might be a reveal that she was in love with her best friend and I was a little confused - she was really obsessed with her and how great she is and who she’s “supposed” to be with. I really......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 30, 2022

A lot of people are saying they're fans of Jane Austen and love this re-telling of Emma. I'm here to tell you, you can enjoy this book as well as not enjoy Jane Austen.🙃 Emmy is a pre-teen whose overly obsessed with her cell phone and the thousands of apps available at her fingertips. She's a screen......more


Quotes

"A hilarious, heartwarming middle school drama."--Kirkus

"A tender coming-of-age story...inviting, humorous, and heartfelt."--School Library Journal