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Pub Date 11 Jan 2021 | Archive Date 17 Jan 2021


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Description

After a bad breakup, Rasheed is determined to spend his last year of high school focused on his course work and to finish it with as little drama as possible. But when disaster strikes and his grandma ends up in the hospital, the threads holding his life together start to slowly unravel. Now, Rasheed has to deal with the return of his absent mother and sharing a home with her despite their strained relationship.

With old hurts surfacing and family dynamics shifting, Rasheed finds comfort and humor from his best friends, the Herman twins he’s tutoring, and his crush, Adam Herman, who’s not as unavailable as Rasheed had once thought. With more time spent together, Rasheed finds his feelings for Adam may never have gone away. And the feelings may not be as one-sided. Except, Rasheed has to confront old mistakes and come to terms with his own issues first, and a relationship may just complicate everything.

After a bad breakup, Rasheed is determined to spend his last year of high school focused on his course work and to finish it with as little drama as possible. But when disaster strikes and his...


A Note From the Publisher
WARNING: depiction of a family member hospitalized for a minor stroke; description of domestic abuse of a family member (off-page); child abandonment; grieving; and depictions of underage teenagers smoking marijuana - - TAGS: LGBTQIA+, contemporary, YA, gay, bisexual, Kenyan expats living in the States, East African culture, Swahili, teen pining and angst, unrequited feelings, family drama, drug use

WARNING: depiction of a family member hospitalized for a minor stroke; description of domestic abuse of a family member (off-page); child abandonment; grieving; and depictions of underage teenagers...


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ISBN 9781648901881
PRICE US$4.99 (USD)

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