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. Agent: Sara Megibow, KT Literary.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. Chloe and Shara are white Smith has dark brown skin Rory is biracial (Black and white). In a novel 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. Slowly, the teens’ high school hierarchy–subverting alliance helps break down barriers created, in part, by the school’s particular brand of shame culture and prejudice. Chloe spends the last weeks of high school ignoring her close-knit friend group and responsibilities to puzzle together the clues. The departure kicks off a scavenger hunt that embroils Chloe Shara’s boyfriend, quarterback Smith Parker and Shara’s neighbor, stoner Rory Heron, all of whom Shara kissed before splitting.
The action is set in motion when Shara Wheeler-the beautiful, universally beloved daughter of the overbearing principal, and Chloe’s rival for valedictorian-suddenly kisses Chloe, then, during prom, disappears. In False Beach, Ala., bisexual Chloe, who has two moms and moved relatively recently from L.A., is the only out person at Willowgrove Christian Academy, a school that she attends for its AP program and theater budget. In this YA debut, McQuiston ( One Last Stop, for adults) spins a multifaceted plot narrated by sardonic high school senior Chloe Green.
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