The Borrow a Boyfriend Club
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The Borrow a Boyfriend Club
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The Borrow a Boyfriend Club
A heartwarming and hilarious YA rom-com about a trans boy who concocts the perfect plan to ensure his new school sees his true gender, by joining the secret 'Borrow a Boyfriend Club.' The first rule: don't fall in love. Perfect for fans of Only Mostly Devastated and Red White and Royal Blue.
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! DescriptionA heartwarming and hilarious YA rom-com about a trans boy who concocts the perfect plan to ensure his new school sees his true gender, by joining the secret Borrow a Boyfriend Club. The first rule: don't fall in love. Perfect for fans of Only Mostly Devastated and Red White and Royal Blue.
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THE BORROW A BOYFRIEND CLUB
When sixteen-year-old Noah starts at a new school, he has a plan to ensure the students see him as his true gender: join the school's secretive Borrow a Boyfriend Club, where members rent themselves out to their classmates for dates. The endless "accidental slip-ups" that plagued him at his last school will be a thing of the past once he joins the club; after all, it has "boy" right in the title.
But he fails the audition. Desperate, he strikes a deal with the club's prickly president, Asher: he'll help lead the nearly-bankrupt club to victory at the school's fundraising dance competition, and in exchange, Asher will allow Noah to prove his skills as a boyfriend in a series of tests that include romancing Asher himself.
As Noah passes test after test, his fake romance with Asher starts to feel surprisingly real, and Noah is faced with a dilemma. If he fails to win the dance fundraiser the club will go bankrupt, and he'll not only lose the new friends he's made — the whole school will know he isn't "boy enough". But if Noah succeeds in securing the club their victory, he'll have to follow the most important, unbreakable rule of the Borrow a Boyfriend Club: no real girlfriends (or boyfriends) allowed.
Will Noah risk breaking the rules for a chance at love?
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Charmingly chaotic and keenly observant, with real emotional depth. Page Powars' debut is an absolute joyride. (Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda)
Page Powars is a comedic genius. An unmissable debut! (Sophie Gonzales, co-author of If This Gets Out)
Light-hearted and fun. (Kirkus Reviews)
In vulnerable first-person prose, Powars renders Noah's feelings about his gender identity alongside sweet messaging surrounding the power of friendship and connection. (Publishers Weekly)
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781444968354
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Children's Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 248g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Page Powars is a graduate student of the NYU MS in Publishing program and currently resides in New York. Growing up transgender, he wanted to read more books where the characters were like him, so now he writes his own. When not doing that, he can be found crying over masterpieces like Banana Fish and The Untamed. Read more on his website: https://www.pagepowars.com/
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