{"product_id":"belle-of-the-ball-mari-costa-9781250784124","title":"Belle of the Ball","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2024 Finalist for the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLambda Literary Award for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLGBTQ+ Comics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHigh-school senior and notorious wallflower Hawkins finally works up the courage to remove her mascot mask and ask out her longtime crush: Regina Moreno, head cheerleader, academic overachiever, and all-around popular girl. There's only one \u003ci\u003eteensy\u003c\/i\u003e little problem: Regina is already dating Chloe Kitagawa, athletic all-star...and middling English student. Regina sees a perfectly self-serving opportunity here, and asks the smitten Hawkins to tutor Chloe free of charge, knowing Hawkins will do anything to get closer to her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd while Regina's plan works at first, she doesn't realize that Hawkins and Chloe knew each other as kids, when Hawkins went by Belle and wore princess dresses to school every single day. Before long, romance \u003ci\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e start to blossom...but not between who you might expect. With \u003ci\u003eBelle of the Ball\u003c\/i\u003e, cartoonist Mariana Costa has reinvigorated satisfying, reliable tropes into your new favorite teen romantic comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mari Costa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250784123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250784124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.98w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/17\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"Mari Costa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071335690495,"sku":"9781250784124","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3687a01f-fc65-41b1-b280-5fad895942e1.jpg?v=1685435503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/belle-of-the-ball-mari-costa-9781250784124","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}