Description: Transgender teen Charlie's plan to keep a low profile at his boys' boarding school becomes jeopardized when he starts rooming with his former summer camp fling from before he transitioned.
Brief description: Page Powars is the New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Indie bestselling author of And They Were Roommates, The Borrow a Boyfriend Club, and more coming down the line. He was raised by video game lore that requires stringboard analyses to understand. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner.
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An Instant New York Times, #1 Indies, and USA Today Bestseller
A Rolling Stone Best Queer Romance of All Time!
People magazine's Book of the Week pick!
Booklist Editors' Choice List Selection
A Rainbow Book List Pick
"Page Powars books always sparkle with witty humor and so much heart! I had such a blast with this fresh new take on a boarding school story. To channel Charlie, I would say roses are red, violets are blue, I loved this book... and I think you will, too!" -Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of With Love, from Cold World "Hilarious, silly, and heartfelt. No one writes romance like Page." -Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best "And They Were Roommates is a joyously tropey, campy while also deeply relevant romance with an incredible cast of characters to fall in love with." -Jonny Garza Villa, award-winning author of Ander & Santi Were Here
"And They Were Roommates perfectly blends the silly chaos of teenage shenanigans with the very real heft of social, romantic, and academic pressures of adolescence. This story is driven by an unconventional second chance romance that captures the highs and lows of learning to believe in love, and yourself, again. Just a genuinely entertaining time of a read." -Racquel Marie, award-winning author of Ophelia After All
"In And They Were Roommates, Powars once again proves he's a force to be reckoned with. Hilarious, heartfelt, and unhinged." -Sophie Gonzales, internationally bestselling author of Never Ever Getting Back Together Praise for The Borrow a Boyfriend Club: A Flying Start selected title by Publishers Weekly
An Indies Introduce Kids selected title
An Indie Next pick "Charmingly chaotic and keenly observant, with real emotional depth. Page Powars's debut is an absolute joyride." --Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon VS. the Homo Sapiens Agenda "Sparkling with both tenderness and humor, Powars's debut is a must-read about first love, identity, bravery, and embracing the unexpected." --Ashley Herring Blake, award-winning author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care "Filled with plenty of humorous and laugh-out-loud antics, this book is sure to sweep you off your feet. The characters are authentic and complex as they all try to fit into high school as well as figuring out who they are." --American Book Association's Indies Introduce