I Speak Boy

By: Jessica Brody

Narrated by: Suzy Jackson

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?

Critic reviews

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

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

I enjoyed this a lot at 31!

At 31 years old, you'd think I wouldn't enjoy a book like this, but after years of diving into high stakes, adrenaline-pumping Urban Fantasy, stories like this are a breath of fresh air. It's nice to read about a main character whose problems are rather mundane.

This is the second Jessica Brody book I've read, and I love the adventures she takes us on! This is the 5th Suzy Jackson book I've listened to and I love the life she gives the characters!