Similar to McQuiston's first two titles, readers can expect strong-voiced characters, passionate narration, and the underlined theme of finding a place where one belongs. McQuiston describes the plot of "I Kissed Shara Wheeler" as being about "a prom queen who runs away on prom night and leaves behind three people she kissed: her academic rival, the boy next door who has a crush on her, and her longtime quarterback boyfriend." The three characters left behind rally together to discover why Shara left - and what she's left behind. " I Kissed Shara Wheeler" has the same elements of LGBTQ representation and romance told through a younger lens, all while not feeling condescending to the young readers who are already fans of McQuiston's work. While " I Kissed Shara Wheeler" is McQuiston's first official YA release, they know that young readers are already in their audience - and make a conscious effort to hold similarities between their first two books and their upcoming third. "I Kissed Shara Wheeler" brings LGBTQ visibility to the world of a fictional, small-town Christian high school.
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