Sweet Clarity
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
After a sweet summer romance, a teen is determined to resist her old flame and stay on the straight and narrow to avoid being outed to her family in this “heartfelt and empowering” (School Library Journal) sapphic young adult romance perfect for fans of Rachel Lippincott.
High school senior Clarity Jones has her first kiss with Hannah Fitzpatrick while working as a counselor at Christian summer camp. Though it wasn’t like her to be so impulsive, realizing she’s gay slid a missing piece of her identity into place and was the most freeing experience of her life. However, Clarity’s self-discovery turns to disaster when she and Hannah are found together—and she gets a glimpse of how the truth can turn her life upside down.
Now that she’s home, Clarity vows to do whatever it takes to keep her secret from her Baptist parents and not lose any more friends. Only this goal becomes increasingly complicated as she and Hannah dance around each other at school and must work together to plan the upcoming autumn festival. Their bond is undeniable, and Clarity is tempted, despite everything, to pick up where they left off over the summer.
But is Clarity really ready to embrace who she is and let go of who she’s been pretending to be?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A queer teen must decide how far she's willing to go to live her truth in this tender sapphic romance from Richardson (The Meet-Cute Project). When 18-year-old Clarity arrives at Christian Camp Refuge as a counselor, she's expecting a quiet summer minding the younger campers. During her first night there, she encounters classmate and fellow counselor Hannah. Though they rarely interact at school, Clarity suddenly senses a spark between them that makes her feel "more tethered to my own life than I'd felt in a long time." The girls keep their developing romantic relationship secret from their peers, but when they're found out, Clarity struggles to deal with the resulting alienation from her coworkers. Resolving to avoid a similar fallout at home, Clarity breaks up with Hannah and hides her revelation about her sexual identity from her family. But after Clarity and Hannah are made copresidents of their school's festival committee, Clarity must confront their past relationship. "Then" and "Now" chapters deftly alternate between vulnerable moments throughout the teens' romance and their strained present-day dynamic. The love interests' joyful interactions—instigated primarily by patient and gentle Hannah—buoy Clarity's charged attempts at grappling with her shifting identity and perception of her religious faith. Clarity is Black; Hannah cues as white. Ages 12–up.
