I Kissed Shara Wheeler

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Something I’ve come to expect from Casey McQui They attended Louisiana State University and received a degree in journalism. [8] Prior to publishing their first book, they waited tables, freelanced, [9] and worked extensively in magazine publishing. [8] McQuiston previously lived in Fort Collins, Colorado [7] and currently lives in New York City, New York. [10] [11] Shara Wheeler is the princess of Willowgrove Christian Academy. She’s the popular, pious, and rich daughter of the principal. After graduation, she’ll be attending Harvard and making the small town of False Beach, Alabama proud. For now, though, she’s Chloe Green’s only real competition for valedictorian of the 2022 graduating class.

Casey McQuiston’s I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about breaking the rules, getting messy, and finding love in unexpected places. Perfect for fans of Heartstopper, this is the debut YA queer rom-com from the bestselling author of Red, White and Royal Blue . Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fiction!". Goodreads . Retrieved October 15, 2023. Brimming with classic YA plotlines, crisp writing, humorous asides, and fully fleshed characters and relationships—many queer—keep things fresh, leading to a genuinely hopeful ending that centers themes of authenticity and autonomy. " - Publishers Weekly (starred review) As a queer person who also grew up in the south and went to a Christian school, so many of the details in how Chloe is treated really hit home. It felt honest, even in the most frustrating moment. And I also appreciated how McQuiston made Chloe face the idea that not all faith looks like that! It can be easy to paint with broad strokes when the bad guys are religious, but it's important to remember that us vs them mentality isn't accurate or fair. In every possible way, I Kissed Shara Wheeler is the perfect YA novel...If future YA novels read anything like I Kissed Shara Wheeler, I can assure you I will be reading them." - The Michigan DailyLittle "No": Chloe’s reaction to seeing Shara with yet another pink card, this time outside her window. It’s preceded by a Stunned Silence and followed by a Big "NO!". Shut up,” Chloe hisses. Up close, his eyes are hazel-y brown and wide open in alarm. “The neighbors could hear you.” Marie Claire * Parade * Seventeen * The Washington Post * The Nerd Daily * Buzzfeed * PopSugar * Book Riot * She Reads * Bookish * Bustle * Insider * Goodreads * Epic Reads * and more! Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Debut Novel!". Goodreads . Retrieved December 10, 2019.

Book Riot, "15 WLW Romance Books like One Last Stop", "The Most Anticipated Books of 2022", "The 15 Best New Mystery Books of 2022", and "10 Books That Feel Like Wes Anderson Movies" classic and familiar, and yet, something genuinely new and exciting all on its own...the perfect recipe whipped up into a movie-ready story." - Joey from Joey's Nook, Buzzfeed There’s another pause. Rory shifts his weight from one foot to the other. And then he looks down at the desk, raises his dark brows, and says, “That.” Her phone flashes the time: 11:27 a.m. Thirty-three minutes until the end of the late service at Willowgrove Christian Church, where the Wheelers are spending their morning pretending to be nice, normal folks whose nice, normal daughter didn’t stage a disappearing act at prom twelve hours ago.a b c d "SPINE-Casey McQuiston on Writing Red, White & Royal Blue". SPINE. May 29, 2019 . Retrieved January 30, 2021. An] escapist masterpiece... It’s a truly glorious thing to live inside the world of this book and to imagine it becoming reality, too." - Vogue

A lot of YA contemporaries struggle with dialogue and slang and how the youths talk, but McQuiston nails it every time. These characters are funny and witty and occasionally stupid, all in ways that feel authentic. Because two days ago, Shara found her alone in the B Building elevator before fifth hour, pulled her in by the elbow, and kissed her until she forgot an entire semester of French. And Chloe still doesn’t know why. A month before graduating, the principal’s perfect daughter, prom queen Shara Wheeler, kisses Chloe Green – and vanishes.

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Hereditary Homosexuality: Chloe is a bisexual girl being raised by her two married mothers. She was conceived with her mom's egg and carried by her mama. Red, White & Royal Blue won the Best Debut Novel and Best Romance Novel categories in the 11th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards, making it the only novel to win in two categories in 2019. [32] [33] Goodreads, "Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Books of 2022", "The 68 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2022", and "30 New and Upcoming Books Absolutely Everyone Wants to Read" I heard the same thing,” Rory says. He talks with the same kind of studied disaffection that he carries himself with, shoulders slumped and impartial. “Did you—do you know where she is?”

The Washington Post, "10 upcoming releases by women and nonbinary authors", "Most Anticipated Young Adult Books"So, she does what anyone else in her position would do. She shuts the door behind her and does a sweep of the first floor. When McQuiston started writing "I Kissed Shara Wheeler" in 2020, they said they couldn't have predicted exactly where the state of LGBTQ+ rights would be. But the new landscape doesn't surprise them. A] fireworks in the sky, glitter in your hair joyous royal romance that you’ll want to fall head over heels in love with again and again. A+" - Entertainment Weekly There were moderate descriptions of bullying, religious trauma, racism, misogyny and homophobia. The Conclusion Adults Are Useless: The most popular girl in school and one of the candidates for valedictorian goes mysteriously missing during Prom, and the only ones that bother to look for her are some of her classmates. Slightly justified in that Principal Wheeler claims that his daughter is just visiting family and is adamant that no one needs to (or should) look for her.