Kelly Quindlen

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HER NAME IN THE SKY

November 2025, Macmillan/Roaring Brook, TBD pp

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.