SuitabookQueer identity and romance
Andrea is a queer Black teenager who is in love with her best friend and considers dating a boy to get over those feelings.
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Keah Brown - Author
A lively summer plan becomes a story about concealed feelings, friendship strain and learning to treat oneself with greater empathy. Disability, race and sexuality are central to Andrea’s life without being presented as obstacles to her belonging.
THE BSE (Best Summer Ever) LIST! 1\. Blueberries 2\. Art show in ShoeHorn 3\. Lizzo concert 4\. Thrift shop pop-up 5\. Skinny Dipping at the lake house 6\. Amusement Park Day! 7\. Drew Barrymarathon 8\. Paintball day Oh, and …. 9\. Fall out of love with Hailee. Andrea Williams has got this. The Best Summer Ever. Last summer, she spent all her time in bed, recovering from the latest surgery for her cerebral palsy. She’s waited too long for adventure and thrills to enter her life. Together with her crew of ride-or-die friends, and the best parents anyone could ask for (just don’t tell them that), she’s going to live it up. There’s just one thing that could ruin Her best friend, Hailee, finding out Andrea’s true feelings. So Andrea WILL fall out of love with Hailee – even if it means dating the cute boy George who keeps showing up everywhere with a smile. Do we want Andrea to succeed? No! Does she? We’re not telling!
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA lively summer plan becomes a story about concealed feelings, friendship strain and learning to treat oneself with greater empathy. Disability, race and sexuality are central to Andrea’s life without being presented as obstacles to her belonging.
Andrea is a queer Black teenager who is in love with her best friend and considers dating a boy to get over those feelings.
Andrea is recovering from cerebral palsy surgery and wants to reclaim missed adventures through an ambitious summer with friends.
The emotional centre is deliberately messy: Andrea hides her feelings, considers dating George to change them, and experiences internalised self-loathing. The friendship conflict may merit conversation about honesty, shame and responsibility.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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