#VeryRealisticYA

A new hashtag has been trending on Twitter — #VeryRealisticYA. Basically, it’s a fun way to joke about the things that happen in YA books that never happen in real life. And I’ve really enjoyed playing around with it 🙂

Here are some of my favorites that I’ve created!

#VeryRealisticYA Attractive guy & nerdy girl assigned as lab partners. He makes her do most of the work & has no romantic interest in her.
— Michelle Madow (@MichelleMadow) March 29, 2015

#VeryRealisticYA Shy, plain, bookworm teen girl has a crush on the most popular, hottest guy in her class. He never notices her.
— Michelle Madow (@MichelleMadow) March 29, 2015

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#VeryRealisticYA Studious girl has zero interest in dating the mysterious tattooed bad-boy who skips class.
— Michelle Madow (@MichelleMadow) March 29, 2015

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#VeryRealisticYA Girl starts a new school. People aren’t suddenly fascinated by her, and she has to actually *try* to make friends.
— Michelle Madow (@MichelleMadow) March 29, 2015

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#VeryRealisticYA Girl can’t get up courage to talk to her crush. No wonderful accidents happen to push them together, and they never speak.
— Michelle Madow (@MichelleMadow) March 30, 2015

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#VeryRealisticYA Girl wants to meet a great guy by chance, when it’s meant to be. Then she gets bored of waiting and signs up for Tinder.
— Michelle Madow (@MichelleMadow) March 30, 2015

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#VeryRealisticYA Girl tries to banter wittily with a guy. It goes over his head, and he goes for a girl who wants to small talk instead.
— Michelle Madow (@MichelleMadow) March 30, 2015

Then I saw this one, which sums up how my day went today:

YA author can't stop reading #VeryRealisticYA, fails to meet her word count for the day. Eats her feelings.

— Kristen Scheer (@Kristen_Scheer) March 30, 2015

Which ones are your favorite? What are some that you’ve come up with?
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