Sometimes love is a bumpy road—and in Flipped, it's a super bumpy pot-hole-filled road with plenty of twists and turns. For Bryce and Juli love isn't simple. When Juli likes Bryce, he doesn't like her; and then when Bryce starts liking Juli, she's changed her mind about him. Yikes, right? The upside to their ups and downs, though, is that it gives them time to learn that with love it's important to get to know a person inside and out; in the process they also come to understand that it's not a good idea to make assumptions about others—and that's a lesson that will help them both be more loving toward all people, whether it's romantic or not.
Questions About Love
- What kind of love do you think Bryce and Juli experience? Is their love entirely romantic?
- How do the feelings between Bryce and Juli develop? Do you think their relationship is loving, or are other feelings mixed in there as well?
- How does love relate to hate in Flipped? Do any of the characters really hate each other?
- How do loving feelings get the characters to discover something new about themselves?
Chew on This
In Flipped, love just complicates things. For Bryce and Juli, the possibility of getting romantic turns their world upside down, so they'd be better off staying just friends.
In Flipped, love rocks. With the help of some lovey-dovey feelings, the characters in this book can ultimately learn more about themselves and each other.