The UnPopular Vote, Jasper Sanchez
The UnPopular Vote, Jasper Sanchez
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The (Un)Popular Vote

Author: Jasper Sanchez

Narrator: TL Thompson

Unabridged: 11 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/01/2021


Synopsis

Red, White, & Royal Blue meets The West Wing in Jasper Sanchez’s electric and insightful #ownvoices YA debut, chronicling a transmasculine student’s foray into a no-holds-barred student body president election against the wishes of his politician father. Optics can make or break an election. Everything Mark knows about politics, he learned from his father, the Congressman who still pretends he has a daughter and not a son.Mark has promised to keep his past hidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is. But when he sees a manipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous rhetoric, Mark risks his low profile to become a political challenger. The problem? No one really knows Mark. He didn’t grow up in this town, and his few friends are all nerds. Still, thanks to Scandal and The West Wing, they know where to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover.Soon Mark feels emboldened to engage with voters—and even start a new romance. But with an investigative journalist digging into his past, a father trying to silence him, and the bully frontrunner standing in his way, Mark will have to decide which matters most: perception or truth, when both are just as dangerous. “Mind-bogglingly good. This is a novel that every teen needs.” —Kacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After

""Charming, stunning, and unapologetically queer."" —Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best and The Ghosts We Keep

About Jasper Sanchez

Jasper Sanchez s a transmasculine author from the heart of Northern California wine country. He earned his BA in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and his MA in cinema and media studies from UCLA. He now lives in Seattle with his cat, Simon, who might be more opinionated than he is. When he’s not writing, he can be found wandering museums, scouring the city for the best espresso, and annotating lists of his favorite Star Trek episodes. You can visit him online at www.jaspersanchez.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by theresa on July 20, 2021

The (Un)Popular Vote is a touching story of queer kids fighting back and the role of politics and politicians. It’s a story of finding your voice and fighting for what you believe in. I’ve been putting off writing this review because I don’t think it will be fair to the book. I read this while in hos......more

Goodreads review by Anniek on April 03, 2021

Many thanks to the author for getting me an ARC of this, I'm so grateful I got to read this early! Let me start this review off by saying that you're going to absolutely LOVE this if you enjoyed The Politician on Netflix. Unfortunately, that wasn't really my cup of tea, and this book wasn't either. I......more

Goodreads review by Kat on August 17, 2023

3.5 stars ─ When you visit Gay’s the Word, the UK's oldest LGTBQIA+ bookshop, you absolutely can’t leave without buying at least one book, and that’s exactly what I did. I asked the seller whether they would recommend this novel, but they hadn’t read it yet. Luckily, I didn’t regret my decision and......more

Goodreads review by Maja on November 22, 2021

UNPOPULAR OPINION... I WAS NOT IMPRESSED BY THIS At first I was very hopeful, but that quickly turned sour. There were just so many things that didn't sit well with me. In the end, it was a very flat experience, which took me too long to get through because I simply didn't care. 👎 What I Disliked 👎 Mar......more