Blaine for the Win
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4.6 • 33 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more “serious” guys, a teen boy decides to prove he can be serious, too, by running for senior class president in this “clever, fun, original” (BCCB) romp from the author of The Sky Blues.
High school junior Blaine Bowers has it all—the perfect boyfriend, a pretty sweet gig as a muralist for local Windy City businesses, a loving family, and awesome, talented friends. And he is absolutely, 100% positive that aforementioned perfect boyfriend—senior student council president and Mr. Popular of Wicker West High School, Joey—is going to invite Blaine to spend spring break with his family in beautiful, sunny Cabo San Lucas.
Except Joey breaks up with him instead. In public. On their one-year anniversary.
Because, according to Joey, Blaine is too goofy, too flighty, too…unserious. And if Joey wants to go far in life, he needs to start dating more serious guys. Guys like Zach Chesterton.
Determined to prove that Blaine can be what Joey wants, Blaine decides to enter the running to become his successor (and beat out Joey’s new boyfriend, Zach) as senior student council president.
But is he willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Chicago, muralist Blaine Bowers, a high school junior, is preparing for "the date night of all date nights"—his first anniversary with his senior-class-president boyfriend, Joey, at a swanky restaurant downtown. He's certain that Joey will ask him on his family's spring break trip to Cabo, but instead, Joey breaks up with him, citing immense family pressure. Bolstered by his best friend, Trish; her girlfriend, Camilla; and his aunt Starr, Blaine navigates his first big heartbreak—Legally Blonde style. Rather than hide away, Blaine realizes that he needs to become the "Serious Guy" Joey says he wants—and that means running for senior class president. He adapts his style and marshals his forces, with the addition of classmate Danny, and launches himself into the world of school politics, self-discovery, and navigating life's ups and downs. With panache and an upbeat tone, Couch (The Sky Blues) delivers a lighthearted rom-com pastiche that updates its source material, tackling issues of mental health and self-care, socioeconomic divides, and staying true to oneself. Trish reads as Black, Danny is of Vietnamese descent; all other characters are presumed white. Ages 12–up.
