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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language in a YA register
Sexual Content
Barely any
YA queer romance; sweet and tasteful throughout
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Social anxiety and the fear of visibility; the pressure of representing more than yourself
What this book is about
Liz Lighty has two goals for her senior year: avoid prom and earn the Danforth scholarship to escape her Indiana town for Pennington College's pre-med program. When the scholarship disappears and prom queen becomes the only path to a replacement fund, Liz — who is Black, queer, and the opposite of the social butterfly the campaign requires — runs anyway. Leah Johnson's debut YA is warm, funny, and grounded in the specific experience of being the only one in a room who knows it: a love letter to the kids who win by showing up when they'd rather not.
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YA queer romance; age-appropriate throughout
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