Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker
by Rachel Renée Russell
★ Top 25 book of 2013 · #21 on Best Books of 2013
Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell frets over whether to ask a boy to the school's sweetheart dance. Her dramatic, relatable worries drive this lighthearted tale of tween social life.
Best for: Middle-grade readers who enjoy funny, dramatic stories about school and crushes
Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2013, out of 45 2013 books that cleared our data bar.
Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker on the Best Books of 2013
Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker came out in 2013. Of the 45 books first published in 2013 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 2013 list.
Why it made the list: 271 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (22 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2013 list
- The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, #19
- The First 20 Hours Josh Kaufman, #20
- Beautiful Bastard Christina Lauren, #22
- Fangirl Rainbow Rowell, #23
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More years: Best Books of 2012 Best Books of 2014.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 226 want to read it, 16 are reading it now and 29 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 22 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 38 | 55% |
| Reader love | 87 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 56 | 20% |
Questions about Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker
When was Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker published?
Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker by Rachel Renée Russell was first published in 2013.
Was Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker one of the best books of 2013?
Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2013, out of 45 2013 books that cleared our data bar. 271 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (22 ratings).
Why is Tales from a Not-so-happy Heartbreaker on the Best Books of 2013 list?
271 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.5 out of 5 (22 ratings).
More of the best books of 2013
- House of Hades Rick Riordan, #1
- Hard Luck Jeff Kinney, #2
- Crown of Midnight Sarah J. Maas, #3
- The Screaming Staircase Jonathan Stroud, #4
- Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi, #5
- The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, #6
See the full Best Books of 2013, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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