As You Walk On By
Readers rate it 3.9 (11 on Hardcover)
337 pages · Released Jan 17, 2023 · Penguin
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This is a contemporary YA ensemble comedy about self-discovery and identity during a single party night, with significant LGBTQ+ representation and themes. The story emphasizes acceptance, authenticity, and finding community among misfits. Language and sexual content are mild for the YA audience; substance use is incidental. The book is best suited for mid-to-older teens comfortable with reflective explorations of identity and sexuality.
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The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA contemporary from award-winning author Julian Winters! Seventeen-year-old Theo Wright has it all figured out. His plan (well, more like his dad’s plan) is a foolproof strategy that involves exceling at his magnet school,... The Breakfast Club meets Can't Hardly Wait with an unforgettable ensemble cast in another swoony YA contemporary from award-winning author Julian Winters! Seventeen-year-old Theo Wright has it all figured out. His plan (well, more like his dad’s plan) is a foolproof strategy that involves exceling at his magnet school, getting scouted by college recruiters, and going to Duke on athletic scholarship. But for now, all Theo wants is a perfect prom night. After his best friend Jay dares Theo to prompose to his crush at Chloe Campbell’s party, Theo’s ready to throw caution to the wind and take his chances. But when the promposal goes epically wrong, Theo seeks refuge in an empty bedroom while the party rages on downstairs. Having an existential crisis about who he really is with and without his so-called best friend wasn’t on tonight’s agenda. Though, as the night goes on, Theo finds he’s not as alone as he thinks when, one by one, new classmates join him to avoid who they’re supposed be outside the bedroom door. Among them, a familiar acquaintance, a quiet outsider, an old friend, and a new flame . . .
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- Young Adult Fiction
- funny
- reflective
- Young Adult
- LGBTQ
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ISBN 9780593206522 · Penguin