Copyright Date:
2024
Edition Date:
2024
Release Date:
09/03/24
Illustrator:
Zeferino, Isadora,
Pages:
257 pages
ISBN:
0-316-70408-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-316-70408-3
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2023050637
Dimensions:
22 cm
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2024)
Gr 10 Up— Evan Horowitz is a 17-year-old high school student in Queens, NY. He spends his free time being a social media influencer and matchmaking for his friends. He's also known for recruiting anyone nearby for a makeover or style session. When transfer student Natalia shows up at school, Evan takes her under his wing and helps her navigate her love life. She joins the Gay Straight Alliance club, where drama prevails as Evan and his peers meddle in one another's business. Evan's neighbor and close friend Davi is constantly giving him advice about his daily mischief. Evan bickers with him, though, and shrugs off his unwanted input. As couples form, break up, and explore their identities, Evan soon realizes that he hasn't paid enough attention to his own goals. He starts to see that the one relationship he wishes to be romantic may have been in front of him all along. A modern-day Regency comedy, this graphic novel is a lighthearted glimpse of a friend group in a diverse New York high school. The artwork is colorful and fun, and the characters are quirky with youthful na&9;vet&3;. A wide range of gender identities are represented, but rarely explored. Although the characters and storyline could have been more deeply developed, the action is easy to follow and flows nicely. VERDICT A sweet LGBTQIA+ story that will appeal to teens who enjoy inclusive, simple social dramas.— Karin Greenberg
A teen social media star learns he can’t control everything in this delicious, queer graphic novel adaptation that relocates Jane Austen’s Emma to a modern-day high school in Queens, New York.
Evan Horowitz has it all: beauty, brains, and a not-so-secret flair for matchmaking! An Insta influencer with a talent for makeup and a taste for romance, he’s no stranger to playing cupid for those hopelessly clueless in finding love.
So when shy transfer student Natalia shuffles into school one day, Evan can’t help but get his hands messy! With so many matches to choose from, it’s not long before he sets a plan in motion for Natalia—much against the better judgement of his level-headed best friend, Davi.
But he takes things too far, creating a web of drama that spirals out of his control. Can Evan learn to put the people closest to him before his misguided ambition? Or will he lose them and his own chance at romance, too?