Parents' Guide to Yes No Maybe So

In YES NO MAYBE SO, Jamie Goldberg's and Maya Rehman's mothers think they have a great plan for how the teens should spend their summer: volunteering on the campaign for a long-shot candidate for Georgia's State Senate. While Jamie likes the idea of getting out of the house and away from the planning for his sister's bat mitzvah, the thought of talking with perfect strangers fills him with horror. Maya is trying to adjust to a new world in which her parents are now living apart and her closest friend is about to leave for college. And it's Ramadan, which means she'll have to spend the day outside in the hot Georgia sun, without eating or drinking until sunset. But they begin going door-to-door, sometimes talking with receptive voters, other times being rebuffed, and once being confronted by a man who makes racist remarks about Maya and Muslims. When they discover that a bill has been introduced in the Georgia legislature calling for a partial ban on head and face coverings, they begin printing up and distributing flyers against the bill. As they spend more and more time together, their friends begin to see that something more than a friendship may be developing. But Maya has made it clear that she doesn't see the point in dating anyone, even Jamie. As the campaign comes to a close and the votes are in, it's time for Maya and Jamie to decide what the future holds for them.