


She makes it her singular goal to become valedictorian, her only real competition being the most popular girl at school, Shara Wheeler. “I Kissed Shara Wheeler” follows protagonist Chloe Green, who moves to Alabama and is one of the only students at her intensely Catholic high school who is openly queer.

Also integral to these plot points is how these places help McQuiston’s characters learn more about their identities. Indeed, McQuiston’s characters often find themselves isolated in new, strange places (which could be towns, countries, even timelines) and are lucky enough to find someone who changes everything for them, for better and worse. In “I Kissed Shara Wheeler,” McQuiston’s latest foray into the world of young adult romance, readers meet another set of couples grappling with much of the same challenges as those in “One Last Stop” (2021) and “Red, White & Royal Blue” (2019). ' razor-sharp, intensely compassionate, subversive, sweet, electrifyingly romantic knockout of a book.With two New York Times Bestsellers already under their belt, author Casey McQuiston’s latest book released to much anticipation. Thrown into an unlikely alliance, Chloe, Smith, and Rory follow Shara’s trail of annoyingly cryptic clues, and Chloe starts to suspect that there might be more to this small town – and to Shara – than she thought.įierce, funny, and frank, Casey McQuiston’s I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about breaking the rules, getting messy, and finding love in unexpected places. There’s also Smith, Shara’s long-time sweetheart, and Rory, Shara’s bad-boy neighbour with a crush. On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she’s not the only one Shara kissed. Ī month before graduating from Willowgrove Christian Academy, the principal’s perfect daughter, prom queen Shara Wheeler, kisses Chloe Green and vanishes. Description : From the bestselling New York Times, bestselling author of Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop comes a debut YA romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need.
