{"id":527,"date":"2020-06-16T05:04:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T05:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galltzacker.com\/rights\/?page_id=527"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:10:47","slug":"kelly-quindlen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galltzacker.com\/rights\/kelly-quindlen\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Quindlen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THIS MUST BE THE PLACE<\/h3>\n

\n May 2026,\n Roaring Brook\/Macmillan,\n 288 pp <\/p>\n\n

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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\u00a0She Drives Me Crazy<\/em>\u00a0comes an exuberant YA novel story about queer joy, found family, and standing your ground.<\/strong>
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\r\nWhen eighteen-year-old Louisa Wade inherits a gay bar from her late great-uncle, she figures there\u2019s been some kind of mistake. There\u2019s no way Uncle George\u2014football legend and hometown hero of Rustin, Alabama\u2014could have secretly owned a queer bar\u2026 right?
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\r\nBut The Frisky Cricket is real, and so is the messy legacy Uncle George left behind\u2014including his grumpy ex-partner, Hatch, who wants nothing more than to sell the bar. Louisa may have zero business experience, but she\u2019s determined to keep it open for the vibrant queer community that calls it home.
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\r\nAs the summer heats up, Louisa\u2019s crusade puts her on a collision course with Aubrey Calhoun: the pretty, popular, and sharp-tongued daughter of Rustin University\u2019s 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.
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\r\nBut things threaten to sputter out when Coach Calhoun sets his sights on The Frisky Cricket, scheming to replace it with a new athletic facility\u2014celebrating Uncle George\u2019s football career while erasing his queerness. Now Louisa must decide if she can fight for Uncle George\u2019s legacy without losing sight of herself in the process.<\/p><\/div>\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n

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HER NAME IN THE SKY<\/h3>\n

\n January 2026,\n Macmillan\/Roaring Brook,\n 400 pp <\/p>\n\n

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From the bestselling author of\u00a0SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY<\/i>\u00a0comes the rerelease of\u00a0HER NAME IN THE SKY<\/i>, the beloved YA sapphic romance\u2014<\/i>now with foil on the jacket and a new bonus chapter!
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\r\nHannah has big plans for senior year: football games, Mardi Gras parties, and spring break on the beach with her tight-knit group of friends. No drama, no detours. Just a year to remember.
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\r\nFalling for another girl\u2014her\u00a0best friend<\/i>, Baker\u2014was not part of the plan.
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\r\nHannah knows she should date Wally, the earnest, dependable boy her sister is always teasing her about. She should be happy when Clay, the golden boy of their group, asks Baker to be his girlfriend. She should follow the rules of her traditional Louisiana town\u2014especially those she hears from the pulpit\u2014and bury the feelings that don\u2019t fit.
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\r\nBut how can she, when Baker makes boxed mac and cheese feel like a love language, when they share dog-eared books and secrets that crack something open inside her, and when being close to Baker feels less like a mistake and more like coming home?
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\r\nHannah must decide if she\u2019s willing to risk everything for the one girl who sees her clearly\u2014and who might just feel the same way. If she and Baker are brave enough, this could be the start of everything.<\/p><\/div>\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n

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