Inheriting a gay bar from your secretive great-uncle? Awkward. Trying to save it while catching feelings for the wrong girl? Complicated. From the author of She Drives Me Crazy comes an exuberant YA novel story about queer joy, found family, and standing your ground.

When eighteen-year-old Louisa Wade inherits a gay bar from her late great-uncle, she figures there’s been some kind of mistake. There’s no way Uncle George—football legend and hometown hero of Rustin, Alabama—could have secretly owned a queer bar… right?

But The Frisky Cricket is real, and so is the messy legacy Uncle George left behind—including his grumpy ex-partner, Hatch, who wants nothing more than to sell the bar. Louisa may have zero business experience, but she’s determined to keep it open for the vibrant queer community that calls it home.

As the summer heats up, Louisa’s crusade puts her on a collision course with Aubrey Calhoun: the pretty, popular, and sharp-tongued daughter of Rustin University’s newly crowned football coach. The girls start off on the wrong foot, but a tentative truce leads to late nights, shared secrets, and a growing spark.

But things threaten to sputter out when Coach Calhoun sets his sights on The Frisky Cricket, scheming to replace it with a new athletic facility—celebrating Uncle George’s football career while erasing his queerness. Now Louisa must decide if she can fight for Uncle George’s legacy without losing sight of herself in the process.

Hannah wants to spend her senior year of high school going to football games and Mardi Gras parties with her tight-knit group of friends. She wants to relax on the beach during Spring Break, dance the night away at Prom, and put off her college decision for as long as she can. The absolute last thing she wants to do is fall in love with a girl—especially when that girl is her best friend, Baker.

Hannah knows she should date Wally, the earnest, dependable boy her sister is always teasing her about. She should cheer on her friend Clay when he asks Baker to be his girlfriend. She should follow the rules of her traditional Louisiana town—especially the rules she hears from the pulpit.

But Hannah longs to be with Baker, who makes her laugh when she’s not supposed to, who is kind to every person she meets, and who challenges Hannah to be the very best version of herself. And Baker might want to be with Hannah, too—if both girls can embrace that world-shaking, yet wondrous, possibility.

From author Kelly Quindlen comes a new laugh-out-loud romp through the ups and downs of teen romance.

After losing spectacularly to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game since their break up, Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis, the incredibly beautiful and incredibly mean cheerleading captain, Irene Abraham. Things only get worse when their nosey, do-gooder moms get involved and the girls are forced to carpool together until Irene’s car gets out of the shop.

Their bumpy start only gets bumpier the more time they spend together. But when an opportunity presents itself for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex (and climb her school’s social ladder at the same time), she bribes Irene into playing along. Hijinks, heartbreak, and gay fake-dating scheme for the ages.

A story of friendship and first love, featuring a diverse cast of LGBTQ+ characters.

Codi wants to score her first kiss—with a girl—but she may have to expand her social world first. Can she fall in with a new group from school without sacrificing her relationship with her two best friends? Think Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower.