Social Intercourse (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481497817)

Beckett Gaines, a gay teen living in South Carolina, has his world turned upside-down by a jock in this laugh-out-loud novel that's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets The Parent Trap.

Beck:
The Golden Girls-loving, out-and-proud choir nerd growing up in the "ass-crack of the Bible belt."

Jax:
The Golden Boy, star quarterback with a slick veneer facing uncomfortable truths about himself and his past.

When Beck's emotionally fragile dad starts dating the recently single (and supposedly lesbian) mom of former bully, Jaxon Parker, Beck is not having it. Jax isn't happy about the situation either, holding out hope that his moms will reunite and restore the only stable home he's ever known. Putting aside past differences, the boys plot to derail the budding romance between their parents at their conservative hometown's first-ever Rainbow Prom. Hearts will be broken, new romance will bloom, but nothing will go down the way Beck and Jax have planned.

In his hilarious and provocative debut, Greg Howard examines the challenges of growing up different in a small southern town through the lens of colorful and unforgettable characters who stay with you long after the last drop of sweet tea.

Author: Greg Howard
ISBN-10: 1481497812
ISBN-13: 9781481497817
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2018
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/09/2018
Booklist 04/15/2018 pg. 51
School Library Journal 04/01/2018 pg. 133
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2018