Verona Comics
Author: Dugan, Jennifer
ISBN: 9780525516309
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Jul 2021
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
B>From the author of /B>B>I>Hot Dog Girl/I>/B>B> comes a fresh and funny queer YA contemporary novel about two teens who fall in love in an indie comic book shop. Now available in paperback!/B>BR>BR>b>From the author of i>Hot Dog Girl/i> comes a fresh and funny queer YA contemporary novel about two teens who fall in love in an indie comic book shop. /b>br>br>Jubilee has it all together. She's an elite cellist, and when she's not working in her stepmom's indie comic shop, she's prepping for the biggest audition of her life.br>br>Ridley is barely holding it together. His parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country, and Ridley can't stop disappointing them--that is, when they're even paying attention.br>br>They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom, and the two can't help falling for each other. Too bad their parents are at each other's throats every chance they get, making a relationship between them nearly impossible . . . unless they manage to keep it a secret.br>br>Then again, the feud between their families may be the least of their problems. As Ridley's anxiety spirals, Jubilee tries to help but finds her focus torn between her fast-approaching audition and their intensifying relationship. What if love can't conquer all? What if each of them needs more than the other can give?br>br>b>"A deep dive into first love while learning to manage significant mental health challenges . . . Dugan's strength is in creating a diverse cast of characters. Ridley is bisexual, Jubilee struggles with how to identify and label her sexuality, and most of the supporting characters are queer-identified." --i>School Library Journal/i>/b>
ISBN: 9780525516309
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Jul 2021
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
B>From the author of /B>B>I>Hot Dog Girl/I>/B>B> comes a fresh and funny queer YA contemporary novel about two teens who fall in love in an indie comic book shop. Now available in paperback!/B>BR>BR>b>From the author of i>Hot Dog Girl/i> comes a fresh and funny queer YA contemporary novel about two teens who fall in love in an indie comic book shop. /b>br>br>Jubilee has it all together. She's an elite cellist, and when she's not working in her stepmom's indie comic shop, she's prepping for the biggest audition of her life.br>br>Ridley is barely holding it together. His parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country, and Ridley can't stop disappointing them--that is, when they're even paying attention.br>br>They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom, and the two can't help falling for each other. Too bad their parents are at each other's throats every chance they get, making a relationship between them nearly impossible . . . unless they manage to keep it a secret.br>br>Then again, the feud between their families may be the least of their problems. As Ridley's anxiety spirals, Jubilee tries to help but finds her focus torn between her fast-approaching audition and their intensifying relationship. What if love can't conquer all? What if each of them needs more than the other can give?br>br>b>"A deep dive into first love while learning to manage significant mental health challenges . . . Dugan's strength is in creating a diverse cast of characters. Ridley is bisexual, Jubilee struggles with how to identify and label her sexuality, and most of the supporting characters are queer-identified." --i>School Library Journal/i>/b>
