Opposites attract in this battle-robot-building YA romance from the NYT best-selling author ofThe Atlas Six.

Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? Youre funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, shes basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even worse? All the boys ignore Beland 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 assetuntil they start butting heads. Bel doesnt care about Nationals, while Teo cares too much. But as 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: theyve made each otherandthe team better. Because girls do belong in STEM.

In her YA debut, Alexene Farol Follmuth, author ofThe 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. With an adorable, opposites-attract romance at its center and lines that beg to be read aloud,My Mechanical Romanceis swoonworthy perfection.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection