Twelfth Grade Night

by Molly Booth

First published 2022

Vi arrives at Arden High hoping for a new beginning. She can finally dress how she wants, trading uniform skirts for beanies and button-ups. Starting over without her twin sister feels like losing half of herself, but Vi discovers her footing when she literally crashes into Orsino, a brooding poet who runs a popular social media account. Vi volunteers to help organize the school's Twelfth Grade Night dance, fantasizing about swaying with Orsino beneath the gymnasium's twinkling lights. Her plans hit a snag when her new classmates assume she only dates girls. Before Vi can ask Orsino to be her date, he enlists her help pursuing Olivia, his secret crush. The situation grows more complicated when Vi learns that Olivia has romantic feelings for her. This graphic novel explores the messy territory of teenage attraction, identity confusion, and the courage required to embrace unexpected possibilities.

Genres: romance, contemporary, young-adult, lgbt, contemporary-romance, graphic-novels-comics

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: Arden High

Period: Twelfth Grade

160 pages · Hardcover · Disney-Hyperion

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