Camryn Garrett Friday I'm in Love Paperback Book

An ode to first love, being seen, and finding your joy BuzzfeedIts too late for a Sweet Sixteen, but what if Mahalia had a comingout party? A love letter to romantic comedies, sweet sixteen blowouts, Black joy, and queer pride. Mahalia Harris wants. She wants a big Sweet Sixteen like her best friend, Naomi. She wants the supercute new girl Siobhan to like her back. She wants a break from worryingabout money, snide remarks from white classmates, pitying looks from church ladies . . . all of it. Then inspiration strikes Its too late for a Sweet Sixteen, but what if she had a comingout party? A singing, dancing, rainbowcakeeating celebration of queerness on her own terms. The idea lights a fire beneath her, and soon Mahalia is scrimping and saving, taking on extra hours at her afterschool job, trying on dresses, and awkwardly flirting with Siobhan, all in preparation for the coming out of her dreams. But its not long before shes buried in a mountain of bills, unfinished schoolwork, and enough drama to make her English lit teacher blush. With all the responsibility on her shoulders, will Mahalias party be over before its even begun?A novel about finding yourself, falling in love, and celebrating what makes you you."Camryn Garrett writes with wholehearted sinceritysharp edged truth braided with irrepressible joy. Mahalias story lives, breathes and glows. Im in love with it every day of the week!" Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homosapiens... | Camryn Garrett Friday I'm in Love Paperback Book