GAY CLUB!

Friends, enemies, and frenemies see the best and worst sides of each other when the vote for LGBTQ+ Society president is opened up to the whole school.

The club supporting queer students at Barney Brown’s school, Greenacre Academy, means everything to him. Passionate about its mission, the gay, White English teen is confident that he’s exactly the president the club needs—and even more confident that he’s a shoo-in for the role. His two best friends, George Piper and Maya Phillips, a White trans boy and Black lesbian, respectively, are the only other people choosing between Barney and Bronte O’Halloran—his opponent, Maya’s ex-girlfriend, and the sworn enemy of the tightknit trio. But when Bronte convinces their principal to allow all 1,000 members of the student body to vote, a contentious election campaign is set into motion in which both candidates will do whatever it takes to win. Adding to the pressure is the news that Rainbow Youth, a national organization, will be choosing one school’s queer club to represent them as global ambassadors. But even when the results of the vote come in, the drama is just beginning. The characters’ relationships and dialogue are endearing and laugh-out-loud funny. It is hard not to root for these teens as they fail and succeed together. Multiple plot twists and shocking reveals make this book difficult to put down.

Ideal for lovers of both juicy reality TV and inspiring LGBTQ+ documentaries.