I Kissed Shara Wheeler
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*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
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"Narrator Natalie Naudus admirably voices more than a half-dozen significant characters, imparting individuality and personality to teens embracing a variety of identities."- BookPage (Starred review)
From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need...
Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and the puritanical administration of Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that’s kept her going: winning valedictorian. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal’s perfect progeny.
But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes.
On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she’s not the only one Shara kissed. There’s also Smith, Shara’s longtime quarterback sweetheart, and Rory, Shara’s bad boy neighbor with a crush. The three have nothing in common except Shara and the annoyingly cryptic notes she left behind, but together they must untangle Shara’s trail of clues and find her. It’ll be worth it, if Chloe can drag Shara back before graduation to beat her fair and square.
Thrown into an unlikely alliance, chasing a ghost through parties, break-ins, puzzles, and secrets revealed on monogrammed stationery, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to this small town than she thought. And maybe—probably not, but maybe—more to Shara, too.
Fierce, funny, and frank, Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about breaking the rules, getting messy, and finding love in unexpected places.
"An unfettered joy to read." - The New York Times
"McQuiston has done it again." - USA Today
"You won't want to miss." - Good Housekeeping
A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Best-selling author Casey McQuiston’s first YA novel is equal parts mystery and LGBTQ+ rom-com—fresh, fascinating, and funny throughout. Chloe Green is a high school senior who describes herself as both “weird and queer in small-to-medium-town Alabama” and “a hot genius.” She lives to compete for valedictorian with Shara, the too-perfect queen of their conservative Christian school. When Shara disappears right before being crowned prom queen, Chloe commits to tracking her down, partly because she needs a rival and partly because Shara inexplicably kissed her not long ago. Hunky maverick Rory and Shara’s boyfriend, Smith, soon become unexpected partners in Chloe’s search, and it was endless fun hearing them navigate the complex chain of clues Shara set up for them to follow. Along the way, the trio discover more about each other than they ever expected. McQuiston arms Chloe with weapons-grade wit, keeping you grinning as you work to connect the dots between Shara’s strange chain of clues. Natalie Naudus’ narration puts Chloe right there with you, leaning into chef’s-kiss deadpan or devastating sarcasm as the moment demands. It’s a great listen even if high school is far in your past.
