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Blaine for the Win
By (Author) Robbie Couch
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
19th July 2023
8th June 2023
Reprint
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
352
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 23mm
270g
After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more serious guys, a teen boy decides to prove he can be serious, too, by running for senior class president in this clever, fun, original (BCCB) romp from the author of The Sky Blues.
High school junior Blaine Bowers has it allthe perfect boyfriend, a pretty sweet gig as a muralist for local Windy City businesses, a loving family, and awesome, talented friends. And he is absolutely, 100% positive that aforementioned perfect boyfriendsenior student council president and Mr. Popular of Wicker West High School, Joeyis going to invite Blaine to spend spring break with his family in beautiful, sunny Cabo San Lucas.
Except Joey breaks up with him instead. In public. On their one-year anniversary.
Because, according to Joey, Blaine is too goofy, too flighty, toounserious. And if Joey wants to go far in life, he needs to start dating more serious guys. Guys like Zach Chesterton.
Determined to prove that Blaine can be what Joey wants, Blaine decides to enter the running to become his successor (and beat out Joeys new boyfriend, Zach) as senior student council president.
But is he willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it
Robbie Couch is a Los Angeles-based writer who spends his time eating noodles, scrolling on his phone, and explaining to confused strangers that his last name is pronouncedlike a sofa.He is the author ofThe Sky Blues,Blaine for the Win, andIf I See You Again Tomorrow. Follow him on Twitter, if you dare:@Robbie_Couch.