Gay club!

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Title:

Gay club!

Alternate title:

You can't call it ... gay club!

Author:

Green, Simon James, author.

Summary:

Barney's a shoo-in for his school's LGBTQ+ Society President at the club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the entire student body, the whole school starts paying attention. How low will the candidates go to win? Buckle up for some serious shade, scandals and sleazy shenanigans. It isn't long before it's National Coming Out Day--for everyone's secrets! But when the group faces an unexpected threat--and a big opportunity--can the club members put politics aside and stand united? -- Amazon.

General Note:

First published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by Scholastic UK.

Edition:

First US edition.

Physical Description:

395 pages ; 22 cm

Subject Term:

Gay teenagers -- Fiction.

Sexual minorities -- Fiction.

High school students -- Fiction.

Clubs -- Fiction.

Elections -- Fiction.

Secrecy -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Scholastic Press,

Publication Date:

2023

2022

ISBN:

9781338897463

Publication Information:

New York : Scholastic Press, 2023.

Call Number:

YA GREEN

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Summary

A landmark comedic novel about a group of queer teens at their worst - and ultimately their best - from one of the UK's leading writers of LGBTQ+ teen fiction.

Barney's a shoo-in for his school's LGBTQ+ Society President at the club's next election. But when the vote is opened up to the entire student body, the whole school starts paying attention. How low will the candidates go to win? Buckle up for some serious shade, scandals and sleazy shenanigans . It isn't long before it's National Coming Out Day - for everyone's secrets!

But when the group faces an unexpected threat - and a big opportunity - can the club members put politics aside and stand united?

Author Notes

Simon James Green is an award-winning UK-based author of young adult novels. His works include Noah Can't Even , Noah Could Never , and Alex in Wonderland , which was nominated for a Carnegie medal and featured in Best Kids' Books of 2019 from The Guardian . Llama Glamarama was his first picture book. To learn more, visit simonjamesgreen.com.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

The drama and politics of a student club election are exacerbated by emotionally intense relationships in this comedic and touching novel by Green (Heartbreak Boys). Sixteen-year-old white Barney Brown is convinced that he's a shoo-in for president of his English school's tiny LGBTQ+ Society; there are only four members, after all, and two of them are Barney's best friends. Then clubmate and rival Bronte O'Halloran, who is also white, persuades their principal to open the vote to the entire school. Now Barney--with the help of white, transgender George Piper and Black lesbian Maya Phillips--has to somehow convince the whole student body that he deserves the role. But as campaign season stretches on, unexpected write-in candidates and an even more unanticipated romance for Barney complicates his bid for president. Meanwhile, Barney and his clubmates prepare to submit a video application to become England's Rainbow Youth Global Ambassadors, but a classmate's harmful actions threaten their eligibility. Laugh-out-loud humor permeates the narrative, adding levity to high emotional stakes. Via clever dialogue, a complexly rendered cast, and Green's solid understanding of messy teen dynamics, this heartfelt read captures themes of first love and second chances with aplomb. Ages 14--up. (June)