Opposites attract in this nerdy YA romance from the NYT best-selling author of The Atlas Six!A Mathical Book Prize Honor Book "It’s rom-com perfection."—Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna WarsBel doesn't want to think about the future. College apps? You’re funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. Joining a robotics club filled with boys who ignore her or--even worse--constantly ask if she needs help? Please, anything but that. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering in class, she has no choice. Enter Mateo Luna, the handsome captain of the club.
Teo instantly recognizes Bel's talent. He needs her on the team. And not just because he can't stop thinking about the tiny dusting of freckles around her eyes, or how she got him hooked on Taylor Swift--it's because Bel
sees him. She
challenges him. But when they seriously start butting heads, Bel wonders: Is there really room for a girl like her in STEM?
In her YA debut, Alexene Farol Follmuth, author of
The Atlas Six (under the penname Olivie Blake), explores both the challenges girls of color face in STEM and the vulnerability of first love with unfailing wit and honesty. Told from dual points of view,
My Mechanical Romance is not only swoonworthy--it's downright empowering.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers NomineeA Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award Nominee
"Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You're funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she's basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even worse? All the boys ignore Bel--and Neelam, the only other girl on the team, doesn't seem to like her either. Enter Mateo Luna, captain of the club, who recognizes Bel as a potential asset--until they start butting heads. Bel doesn't care about Nationals, while Teo cares too much the nights of after-school work grow longer and longer, Bel and Teo realize they've made more than just a combat-ready robot for the championship: they've made each other and the team better. Because girls do belong in STEM"--
"The message is clear: Women deserve to take up space in the STEM world too. A delightful teen romance about building robots—and new futures."
—Kirkus Reviews 
