害羞的猶太男孩與為生活而困擾的穆斯林女孩,
因為一場選舉而將彼此的命運聯繫在一起,
他們要如何克服困難,讓自己珍視的信念得以發揮,
讓世界知道改變的力量一直都在?
對害羞的傑米來說,跟任何人說話都像要他的命一樣,不過這個暑假他卻為了幫表哥拉票,投入一場選舉。
最喜歡齋戒月的瑪雅,今年卻對這個活動興趣缺缺,因為她的生活正在分崩離析中:爸媽鬧離婚,最好的朋友準備上大學沒空理她,暑假也泡湯了。但當瑪雅偶然遇到傑米,這兩個久未謀面的兒時朋友,因為一場選舉,彼此的命運又重新聯繫在一起。
不過拉票不是件容易的事,尤其他們所處的地方又是個特別保守的地區。當地恐懼伊斯蘭的風氣以及反猶太運動,讓他們的立場更處艱辛(傑米是猶太人)。但也因為這樣,他們決心要透過這次的選舉帶來更多改變。他們要一同努力,協助傑米的表哥當選,消除歧視性法案,並告訴大家是誰為這個鎮帶來了仇恨。
《Yes No Maybe So》是一個讚揚堅持、希望與行動的故事,不管我們個人的力量如何渺小,但這微小的力量卻足以改變全世界。
「(這故事)從幽默中誕生,豐富多彩的角色以及浪漫的色彩更為故事增添了可讀性。」—— Booklist
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.