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Alex Ram never expected moving to a new town at the start of her junior year to be easy, but she definitely didn't expect it to be this complicated. Between making new friends, surviving high school drama, and trying to figure out where she belongs, Alex quickly learns that starting over is harder than it looks. As the year unfolds, unexpected friendships, romantic relationships, old wounds, and secrets she never saw coming begin to change everything she thought she knew about herself and the people around her.
There's Jay-the popular athlete who can drive her crazy one minute and make her heart race the next. Then there's Max, the quiet guy she relates to in ways she never expected. As friendships are tested, loyalties are questioned, and secrets threaten to tear people apart, Alex quickly learns that growing up is messy.
Filled with laughter, heartbreak, embarrassing mistakes, and unforgettable memories, Not So Different is a coming-of-age romance about friendship, first love, and discovering who you are when everything feels uncertain. As Alex learns that growing up isn't as simple as she imagined, she begins to realize that the people who seem the most different from her might understand her better than anyone else.