Girl Crushed

Written by Katie Heaney

Dumped just before senior year, a girl falls for a singer but can't let go of her first love.

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352 pages· 830L· AR ~5.4

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A month before senior year, Quinn Ryan's girlfriend and best friend, Jamie, breaks up with her. Then Quinn catches the eye of Ruby Ocampo, the glamorous lead singer of a popular local band. But the closer she gets to Ruby, the more she misses Jamie, and the more she suspects Jamie misses her too. A queer romance about heartbreak, new crushes and first love.

From the publisher

Leah on the Offbeat meets We Are Okay in this pitch-perfect queer romance about falling in love and never quite falling out of it--heartbreak, unexpected new crushes, and all. Before Quinn Ryan was in love with Jamie Rudawski, she loved Jamie Rudawski, who was her best friend. But when Jamie dumps Quinn a month before their senior year, Quinn is suddenly girlfriend-less and best friend-less. Enter a new crush: Ruby Ocampo, the gorgeous and rich lead singer of the popular band Sweets, who's just broken up with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. Quinn's always only wanted to be with Jamie, but if Jamie no longer wants to be with her, why can't Quinn go all in on Ruby? But the closer Quinn grows to Ruby, the more she misses Jamie, and the more (she thinks) Jamie misses her. Who says your first love can't be your second love, too? Katie Heaney is a full-time senior writer for the Cut, a former editor at BuzzFeed, and the author of the memoirs Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date and Would You Rather? Girl Crushed is her YA debut.

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