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You can’t put a good YA romance in front of us and not expect us to fall in love with it. And yes, that’s what happened with Stay Gold, but this stunning debut novel is also so much more.
Let’s set the scene: This spin on the coming-of-age tale follows both of its main characters, Pony and Georgia, as they attempt to reinvent themselves at the start of the new year. Pony, the new kid in school, is trying to stay under the radar. He didn’t exactly get the chance when he came out as transgender at his last school, so he decides that this year, stealth mode it is. Georgia, meanwhile, is a cheerleader seriously doubting how much her social status matters. To help, she’s instituting a strict no-dating rule.
And then, on the first day of school, they lock eyes.
Reader, we won’t spoil where the story goes from there, but it’s rare to read a book about characters with such a strong spark between them. We fell in love, we cried, we laughed—and we know, with this #OwnVoices story, you will too.