Yes No Maybe So
- 373
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Yes No Maybe So” is a warm, hopeful young-adult romance born of door-to-door canvassing for a local election. Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed pair shy Jamie with Maya, whose Ramadan falls apart as her parents separate. The romance does not convince everyone: some readers never believe the couple’s chemistry, and others dislike the late conflict. Teenagers who like a love story tied to a cause will enjoy it.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
A book about the power of love and resistance from New York Times bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed. YES Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya. NO Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly knows—is beyond her. MAYBE SO Going door to door isn’t exactly glamorous, but maybe it’s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer—and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural crush of the century is another thing entirely.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 52 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 52 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is Yes No Maybe So for?
Yes No Maybe So sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 373 pages — shorter than 70% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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