Squad

Name: Squad
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Mariah MacCarthy
ISBN: 9781250211958

Author: Mariah MacCarthy

Narrator: Mariah MacCarthy

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners

Published: 03/12/2019

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Sports, Performing Arts

Synopsis

*A Barnes & Noble Teen Blog's Most Anticipated LGBTQAP YA Book of 2019*

Jenna Watson is a cheerleader. And she wants you to know it’s not some Hollywood crap: they are not every guy’s fantasy. They are not the “mean girls” of Marsen High School. They’re literally just human females trying to live their lives and do a perfect toe touch. And their team is at the top of their game. They’re a family.

But all that changes when Jenna’s best friend stops talking to her. Suddenly, she’s not getting invited out with the rest of the quad. She’s always a step behind. And she has no idea why.

While grappling with post-cheer life, Jenna explores things she never allowed herself to like, including LARPing (live action role playing) and a relationship with a trans guy that feels a lot like love.

When Jenna loses the sport and the friends she’s always loved, she has to ask herself: What else is left?

About Mariah MacCarthy

Mariah MacCarthy is an award-winning writer, performer, and birth mother. They’ve written for BuzzFeed, Yes!magazine, LOOK magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, and others. Their plays have been performed all over the world, and the New York Times called their immersive party play Mrs. Mayfield’s Fifth-Grade Class of ’93 20-Year Reunion “a lot of fun.” They live in Astoria with their cat, Sophie. Squad is their first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dannii

Sometimes you just need a YA contemporary to cleanse the palate and this did the job, perfectly. Despite not residing inside my usual genre, my fascination with cheerleading led me to pick this quick audiobook up and it proved exactly what I was looking for. What begins as a story of toxic teenage fr......more

Goodreads review by Cortney -

The first half of the book had a lot of promise, but the second half didn't deliver. Still a decent book, but the main conflict between Jenna and Raejean was never really explained. Why did their friendship fall apart? Wasn't that the basis of this entire book? Quick and easy read, but definitely de......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

I really liked parts of this novel and other parts I just totally couldn't relate with. Overall if wound up being not for me. The writing is good, but the plot could use some work. I don't read a lot of contemporaries, but I felt drawn to this one and really enjoyed it for a while, but then it just......more