The Squad

<p><b>In the darkly comic <i>Squad</i> a YA debut novel by award-winning playwright Mariah MacCarthy a high school cheerleader slowly loses her best friend and the trust of her teammates after an incident at a party.</b> <p/>Jenna Watson is a cheerleader. And she wants you to know it's not some Hollywood crap: they are not every guy's fantasy. They are not the mean girls of Marsen High School. They're literally just human females trying to live their lives and do a perfect toe touch. And their team is at the top of their game. They're a family. <p/>But all that changes when Jenna's best friend stops talking to her. Suddenly she's not getting invited out with the rest of the squad. She's always a step behind. And she has no idea why. <p/>While grappling with post-cheer life Jenna explores things she never allowed herself to like including LARPing (live action role playing) and a relationship with a trans guy that feels a lot like love. <p/>When Jenna loses the sport and the friends she's always loved she has to ask herself: What else is left?</p>