{"id":4034,"date":"2025-09-08T02:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T02:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/?post_type=manga&#038;p=4034"},"modified":"2025-09-08T02:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T02:07:27","slug":"cross-my-heart-and-never-lie","status":"publish","type":"manga","link":"https:\/\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/manga\/cross-my-heart-and-never-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross My Heart and Never Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva&#8217;s questions about becoming a teenager are confusing\u2014so when her first crush turns out to be on another girl, it feels absolutely wonderful&#8211;so why does it become so complicated?<br><br>Perfect for fans of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag, HeartStopper by Alice Oseman, and Jen Wang&#8217;s The Dressmaker and the Prince.<br><br>Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be.<br><br>Seventh grade has split her friends into rival TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to love. Worst of all, Linnea and Bao expect Tuva to choose a side!<br><br>In this delighfully hand-lettered coming-of-age graphic diary, Tuva gets caught between feeling like a kid and wanting to know HOW to become a teenager. Then Miriam shows up and suddenly Tuva feels as if she\u2019s met her soulmate. Can you fall in love with a girl, keep it from your friends, and survive? For Tuva, it may be possible, but it&#8217;s defintely not easy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1530\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250802_053701.webp?fit=1530%2C1079&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250802_053701.webp?w=1530&amp;ssl=1 1530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250802_053701.webp?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/clorinspats.com\/mediamenagerie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot_20250802_053701.webp?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This was a real cute book and I&#8217;m thinking about getting it for my friend&#8217;s kid because it&#8217;s within that age range. 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