"Dre and Deanhave got my vote!"—Adib Khorram, award-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not OkayWhen Dean Arnault’s mother decided to run for president, itwasn’t a surprise to anyone, least of all her son. But still that doesn’t meanDean wants to be part of the public spectacle that is the race for the WhiteHouse—at least not until he meets Dre.The only problem is that Dre Rosario'son the opposition; he’s the son of the Democratic nominee. But as Dean andDre’s meet-ups on the campaign trail become less left to chance, theirfriendship quickly becomes a romantic connection unlike any either of the boyshave ever known.If it wasn’t hard enough falling in love across the aisle, thepolitical scheming of a shady third-party candidate could cause Dean and Dre’sworld to explode around them. It’s a new modern-day, star-crossed romance about what itreally means to love your country—and yourself—from the acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and Brave Face, Shaun David Hutchinson.
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Shaun David Hutchinson is the author of numerous books for young adults, including The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried, The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza, At the Edge of the Universe, and We Are the Ants. He also edited the anthologies Violent Ends and Feral Youth and wrote the memoir Brave Face, which chronicles his struggles with depression and
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