Solo Stan
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A queer YA romance about two solo concertgoers and unwitting seatmates who, when the show is abruptly cut short, embark on an unforgettable North Carolina summer night together, for fans of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist.
“These two boys will have your entire heart.”
—Sonora Reyes, , bestselling author of the National Book Award Finalist The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
Dakarai (Kai) Barbier was supposed to be at CYPHR’s sold-out show with his best friends. Instead, he finds himself going solo, reeling from the news that they’ve decided to accelerate the next chapter of their lives, leaving him alone the summer after high school graduation.
Meanwhile, Elias Davis has just been sent from New York City to North Carolina to live with his uncle after a last-straw fistfight. Stuck in a town he doesn’t want to be in, and without knowing a soul his own age, he buys a single ticket to CYPHR’s Raleigh show.
When a sudden blackout ends the show early, forcing these unwitting seatmates back onto the streets of Raleigh, they are faced with a choice: get on the bus and head home or take a chance on each other.
They might have arrived alone, but will they be leaving together?
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After his friends bail on him for the summer, 18-year-old Dakarai Barbier attends a CYPHR concert alone. There, Kai runs into his new coworker Elias Davis, also 18, who's just moved from New York City to Raleigh to stay with his uncle following a physical altercation. When the concert is canceled due to a power outage, the two find themselves with time to kill. Then CYPHR announces a secret show for which admittance requires participating in a scavenger hunt that incorporates a series of riddles. As Kai and Elias work together to solve the clues, each one sends the teens across town, prompting them to perform random acts of kindness. Along the way, their fledgling friendship grows, as does a quiet mutual attraction. But as they learn more about each other, they must contend with their own insecurities. Focusing on a lived-in character dynamic set against an idealized metropolitan backdrop, Tucker (Rules for Rule Breaking) crafts a joyful queer rom-com that's reminiscent of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. Kai and Elias's adventures have a hazy, fairy tale–like vibe that complements the novel's low-stakes conflict and liminal-feeling happenings. Kai and Elias are described as having brown skin. Ages 12–up.
