“‘Sometimes’, Chloe blurts out, squeezing her temples between both hands, ‘Sometimes it feels like I’m gonna explode! Like everything I’m feeling is the first time anyone’s felt it. Which means… Shara bought it specifically to kiss Chloe with! Proof that Shara does, when she’s home at night in her powder-blue room brushing her hair and painting her nails and winding a rubber band three times around her stack of study cards, think about Chloe! And that feels a bit like winning.”
Chloe would never, ever forget that scent.
It’s absolutely 100% the lipgloss she was wearing when they kissed. “She’s been kissed and ditched by Shara Wheeler. If Chloe tried to ghost like this, there’d be a militia of Shakespear gays kicking down every door in Flase Beach. They don’t have the type of bond forged in the fire of being weird and queer in small to medium-town Alabama. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, you might also discuss the importance of representation in literature.ĭue to the mature language and themes, I would recommend this for a more mature high school audience. In terms of instructional ideas, you might explore themes of self-discovery, identity, and the challenge of finding one’s place in the world. Specifically, this book would interest teens who are enjoy romance novels with LGBTQ+ representation. I recommend this book to high schoolers for individual or small group reading. I was drawn to this book because of its LGBTQ+ representation and because I usually find romance novels to be quick, enjoyable reads. Set in a Catholic school in Alabama, I Kissed Shara Wheeler is a honest, accurate representation of self-discovery for LGBTQ+ teens in the South. A not-so-healthy competition turns to something more when Shara kisses Chloe then promptly disappears, leaving behind cryptic clues for Chloe. I Kissed Shara Wheeler is a coming-of-age novel with elements of mystery that follows Chloe Green, our narrator, in her quest to squash Shara Wheeler–the golden girl of Willowgrove–on their race to valedictorian. Some notable awards and recognition: 2022 Amazon Editors’ Picks - Teen & Young Adult 2022 Publishers Weekly Best Books - Young Adult 2022 BookPage - Best Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Romance
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