But in order to do so, Chloe will have to work with some unlikely allies: Shara’s jock boyfriend Smith Parker and literal boy-next-door Rory Heron, both of whom have also recently kissed the missing girl, and both of whom are also in love with her (as Chloe herself claims she is not). But if Chloe knows one thing, it’s how to be the best, and she’s determined to sharpen her academic skills against the best there is: Shara Wheeler, the popular daughter of the school principal, would be valedictorian and general all-around teen princess.īut when Shara disappears on Prom Night, immediately after kissing Chloe, she’s determined to track down her rival, if only to prove that she’s not the goody-two-shoes-angel that everyone thinks she is. Raised by two moms and openly bisexual, Chloe Green has felt out of place at her conservative Christian Alabama high school since her family moved back to her family’s hometown from California.

Though it often feels like the journey is more interesting than the ultimate destination, McQuiston’s book is at its best as it romps through a delightful series of misadventures or dead-ends on the hunt for Shara, revealing illuminating new pieces of our various protagonists along the way. Casey McQuiston, known for swoon-worthy romances Red, White & Royal Blue, and One Last Stop, is making their YA debut this month with I Kissed Shara Wheeler, a novel that puts a similarly delicious queer spin on many of the traditional tropes of teen fiction.Ī story that wrestles with themes of identity, authenticity, and self-acceptance, it features crisp, smart writing, fun twists, and a genuinely charming mystery surrounding the search for a missing prom queen.

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