Smash or Pass

Birdie Schae had big dreams from the moment she was born in a small town in Belgium. Now an author and a student in the Netherlands, she spends most of her time writing love stories, analyzing all sorts of fiction through tears, or listening to a truly concerning amount of music. Smash or Pass  is her debut novel. You can find Birdie online as @birdienotabird or at birdieschae.com.

★ "A bighearted....deeply tender coming-out story that celebrates neurodiversity, friendship, and sapphic love. High school readers will relate to and cheer for its characters." —School Library Journal, starred review★ "The narrative is written with easy prose and gorgeous reflections on neurodivergent and queer existence....Readers won’t want to pass on this gem." —Booklist, starred review"Schae’s pleasant debut offers a humane, compassionate view of teens supporting each other in pain and joy. A solid, warmhearted Sapphic romance showing how joy emerges when the bullies aren’t in charge." —Kirkus Reviews