They almost made the perfect team last year after serendipitously meeting in the rhinestone aisle at the local craft store-or at least Raffy thought they did. There’s only one small problem… Raffy’s ex-boyfriend, Luca, is his main competition. If he can wow there, it could lead to sponsorship, then art school, and finally earning real respect for his work. He’s always chosen his art over everything-and everyone- else and is determined to make his mark at this year's biggest cosplay competition. Not just bedazzling, but sewing, stitching, draping, pattern making-for creation. The themes of creating one's own reality and fighting against the rules imposed by the world you're born into will ring powerfully true for many young readers.Project Runway goes to Comic Con in an epic queer love story from the author of Reverie about creativity, passion, and finding the courage to be your most authentic self. The themes of creating one's own reality and fighting against the rules imposed by the world you're born into will ring powerfully true for many young readers.'-Kirkus Reviews

'The story's many LGBTQ characters are prominently represented and powerfully nuanced.'-Publishers Weekly 'This fantasy offers readers something wonderfully new and engaging.a gem of a novel that is as affirming as it is entertaining.'-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 'This outstanding debut novel will light readers' imaginations on fire.Imaginative, bold, and full of queer representation, this is a must-purchase for YA collections.'-School Library Journal *STARRED REVIEW* Reverie is an intricate and compelling LGBT young adult book about the secret worlds we hide within ourselves and what happens when they become real. Nothing in Kane's life is an accident, and only he can keep the world itself from unraveling. But as he and the others are dragged into increasingly fantastical dream worlds drawn from imagination, it becomes clear that there is dark magic at work. Kane doesn't know what to believe or who he can trust. And when strange things start happening around him, Kane isn't sure where to turn.Īnd then three of his classmates show up, claiming to be his friends and the only people who can tell him what's truly going on. The world as he knows it feels different-reality seems different.

The only thing he knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. A B&N's YA Book Club Pick * Walmart Buzz Pick * Indie Next Pick * Book of the Month Club YA BoxĪ 'joyously, riotously queer' (Kirkus) young adult fantasy from debut author Ryan La Sala, Reverie is a wildly imaginative story about dreams becoming reality, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Laini Taylor.Ī few weeks ago, Kane Montgomery was in an accident that robbed him of his memory.

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