But finding someone based on online conversations alone proves harder than Bailey thought, and with her irritating but charismatic (and potentially attractive?) colleague Porter Roth distracting her at every turn, will she ever get to meet the mysterious Alex? When Bailey moves to sunny California to live with her dad, who happens to live in the same town as Alex, she decides to track him down. The only problem? They haven’t actually met… They share a love of films and talk all day – Alex is perfect. order links (On sale April 4, 2017): Barnes and Noble | Amazon | Books-a-Million | iBooks | IndieBound | Targetīarnes and Noble partners with Riveted Lit to allow readers to choose cover of Alex, Approximately.Life is a whole lot messier than the movies…īailey Rydell has found the boy of her dreams. The choice is both simpler and more complicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own: Porter is Alex… Approximately. But life is whole lot messier than the movies, especially when Bailey discovers that tricky fine line between hate, love, and whatever-it-is she’s starting to feel for Porter.Īnd as the summer months go by, Bailey must choose whether to cling to a dreamy online fantasy in Alex or take a risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. Or that she’s being heckled daily by the irritatingly hot museum security guard, Porter Roth-a.k.a. Or that she’s landed a job at the local tourist-trap museum. In this delightfully charming teen spin on You’ve Got Mail, the one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams-she just doesn’t know it yet.Ĭlassic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online by “Alex.” Two coasts separate the teens until Bailey moves in with her dad, who lives in the same California surfing town as her online crush.įaced with doubts (what if he’s a creep in real life-or worse?), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. “Will hit romcom fans right in the sweet spot.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “A strong addition to romance collections.” -School Library Journal “An irresistible tribute to classic screwball-comedy romances that captures the ‘delicious whirling, twirling, buzzing’ of falling in love.” -★ Kirkus, starred review “Uncommonly nuanced.” - ★ Booklist, starred review
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