Queens of Geek
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781250111395
Pages
262 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Charlie likes to stand out. She's a vlogger and actress promoting her first movie at SupaCon, and this is her chance to show fans she's over her public breakup with co-star Reese Ryan. When internet-famous cool-girl actress Alyssa Huntington arrives as a surprise guest, it seems Charlie's long-time crush on her isn't as one-sided as she thought. Taylor likes to blend in. Her brain is wired differently, making her fear change. And there's one thing in her life she knows will never change: her friendship with her best guy friend Jamie-no matter how much she may secretly want it to. But when she hears about a fan contest for her favorite fandom, she starts to rethink her rules on playing it safe.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL610L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disabilty and Health; Bisexuality; Developmental disability; Mental illness; bisexual; bisexual teenager; Asperger syndrome; anxiety; teenager with anxiety
Main Character
female teenagers
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
LGBTQ+
bisexual female
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Amelia Bloomer List, 2018 Young Adult Fiction
Rainbow List, 2018 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
convention; fandoms; relationships; breakup; friendship; movies; YouTube; vlogging; comics; content creators
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Wilde, Jen, "Queens of Geek" (2017). Diverse Families. 1454.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1454