Verona Comics

<b>From the author of <i>Hot Dog Girl</i> comes a fresh and funny queer YA contemporary novel about two teens who fall in love in an indie comic book shop. </b><br><br>Jubilee has it all together. She's an elite cellist and when she's not working in her stepmom's indie comic shop she's prepping for the biggest audition of her life.<br><br>Ridley is barely holding it together. His parents own the biggest comic-store chain in the country and Ridley can't stop disappointing them--that is when they're even paying attention.<br><br>They meet one fateful night at a comic convention prom and the two can't help falling for each other. Too bad their parents are at each other's throats every chance they get making a relationship between them nearly impossible . . . unless they manage to keep it a secret.<br><br>Then again the feud between their families may be the least of their problems. As Ridley's anxiety spirals Jubilee tries to help but finds her focus torn between her fast-approaching audition and their intensifying relationship. What if love can't conquer all? What if each of them needs more than the other can give?<br><br><b>A deep dive into first love while learning to manage significant mental health challenges . . . Dugan's strength is in creating a diverse cast of characters. Ridley is bisexual Jubilee struggles with how to identify and label her sexuality and most of the supporting characters are queer-identified. --<i>School Library Journal</i></b>