The Pros of Cons

The Pros of Cons

Publisher

Point

Publication Year

2018

ISBN

9781338151725

Pages

341 pages

Genre

realism

Format

novel

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

Phoebe Byrd, Vanessa Montoya-O'Callaghan, and Callie Buchannan are three teenagers with very different interests and somewhat different problems, but today they are all in Orlando to attend different conventions/competitions--and when a crazy mix-up in the hotel lobby brings the three girls together, they form an unlikely friendship against the chaotic background of the Orlando convention scene.

Grade Level

6-8; 9-12

Diversity Topics

Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Divorce; Bicultural; Biracial; Gay/Lesbian; Gender nonconformity; single father; divorced parents; bicultural teenager; biracial teenager; skin color; homosexual; lesbian; queer; gender variance; gender identity; nonbinary

Main Character

girls

Race/Ethnicities

Irish Mexican American / White

Family Formation

single father; mother and father

LGBTQ+

female/female; female/nonbinary person

Keywords

Orlando; conventions; taxidermy; percussion; drums; band; fandom; fanfiction; romance; female friendship; podcasts

Diversity Impact

indirect

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