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Publisher Description
From acclaimed author Edward Underhill comes a trans rom-com about serendipity, chance encounter, and the ultimate missed connection. This joyful celebration of queer love and found family is perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli, Emery Lee, and Julian Winters.
Arden isn’t excited about moving. Los Angeles was an easy place to fit in and find a supportive queer community. But Winifred, Michigan? That sounds like a much more difficult place to exist.
Pasadena, California, is the perfect city for Gabe’s reinvention. Everyone knew everything about him in small-town Shelby, Illinois. Gabe, who wants to be out and proud, can’t wait to relocate.
When Arden and Gabe randomly meet in the lobby of a motel in Nebraska, it feels like fate. Both are trans, but more importantly, both are huge fans of the band Damaged Pixie Dream Boi. Clearly, the universe is trying to tell them something. Right?
But after an incredible evening of hanging out, the pair part ways only knowing the other’s first name. And as both boys struggle to adjust to their new homes, their thoughts keep being drawn back to their time together. Is one perfect night enough to bring Arden and Gabe back to each other, or will the boys need some help to find each other again?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Two white-cued transgender teens who meet by chance must defy odds to find each other again in this titillating missed-connection romance by Underhill (This Day Changes Everything). When Arden and his mother travel from Los Angeles to Winifred, Mich., to live with his grandmother, he chafes at having to come out as trans in a new town. Meanwhile, Gabe is looking forward to living in a more progressive area now that he and his family are moving from Shelby, Ill., to L.A. During their travels, both families stop at the same Nebraska motel; it's there that the boys meet, spending the day together before parting ways. They decide not to exchange numbers, fearing that staying in touch may ruin their memories of that one magical day. Upon arriving at his grandmother's house, Arden realizes that she and his mom have a tense relationship. In California, Gabe struggles with being more open and inadvertently alienates his family. Though the teens reconnect online, familial, social, internal, and geographical pressures threaten their budding relationship. Alternating POVs present the protagonists' complex personalities, while a fully fleshed-out cast makes both teens' growing social spheres feel full and vibrant. It's an enchanting examination of expectations, insecurity, and maintaining relationships. Ages 13–up.
