- Yeah?
- Jerry Spinelli writes romance books for boys.
- You mean the guy who wrote Maniac Magee?
- Yeah.
- That's not a romance.
- No. But he's written some other books that are.
- Like?
- Stargirl.
- Wait a second. That's for girls.
- Not really.
- It has a picture of a stick figure girl and a star.
- But the story is all about a boy who falls in love with a girl.
- Stargirl.
- Exactly.
- And it's all about how he has to figure out how to love this totally different but wonderful girl while not embarrassing himself in high school.
- It's from his point of view?
- Yes.
- So it's a book about romance. . .
- . . . that a boy can relate to.
- Cool.
- And he wrote another book, Smiles to Go.
- Just came out, didn't it?
- Yup.
- That's also about a boy falling in love with a girl?
- In part.
- In part?
- It's also about growing up and figuring out who you are and who and what is really important in your life.
- So it's not a romance.
- Well, as I said, in part it is. At least, it gives boys something to think about.
- So you'd fit it in the "Romance book for boys" category.
- It is a pretty small category.
