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Title:

The state of us

Author:

Hutchinson, Shaun David author.

ISBN:

9780062950314

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

406 pages ; 22 cm.

Subject Term:

Politics, Practical -- Fiction.

Presidential candidates -- Fiction.

Children of politicians -- Fiction.

Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction.

Gay teenagers -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Families -- Fiction.

Summary:

When Dean Arnault's mother decided to run for president, it wasn't a surprise to anyone, least of all her son. But still that doesn't mean Dean wants to be part of the public spectacle that is the race for the White House, at least not until he meets Dre. The only problem is that Dre Rosario's on the opposition; he's the son of the Democratic nominee. But as Dean and Dre's meet-ups on the campaign trail become less left to chance, their friendship quickly becomes a romantic connection unlike any either of the boys have ever known. If it wasn't hard enough falling in love across the aisle, the political scheming of a shady third-party candidate could cause Dean and Dre?s world to explode around them.

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"Dre and Dean have got my vote!"--Adib Khorram, award-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay

The only problem is that Dre Rosario's on the opposition; he's the son of the Democratic nominee. But as Dean and Dre's meet-ups on the campaign trail become less left to chance, their friendship quickly becomes a romantic connection unlike any either of the boys have ever known.

If it wasn't hard enough falling in love across the aisle, the political scheming of a shady third-party candidate could cause Dean and Dre's world to explode around them.

It's a new modern-day, star-crossed romance about what it really means to love your country--and yourself--from the acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and Brave Face, Shaun David Hutchinson.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Andre "Dre" Rosario and Dean Arnault have one big thing in common--a parent running for U.S. president--but, at first glance, little else. Mexican-American Dre, a Democrat, is gay and out, and his dad rose to prominence defending asylum seekers. Buttoned-up Dean is white, on the asexual spectrum, and closeted, and his Republican mother wants trans soldiers banned from the military. But since no one else understands the pressures they're under, that's what brings them together, the two 17-year-olds soon finding that they more they talk, the closer they get. Which doesn't mean it's easy: Dre has problems with Dean's mother's politics, and Dean doesn't know how his perfectionist mother would handle knowing who he really is, from his sexuality to his career goals. Things get more complex when the third-party candidate, a cartoonishly sleazy businessman known "for exploiting anyone and everything he could," tries to make them a campaign issue. Though Dean's diction veers from believably formal to somewhat robotic, Hutchinson (Brave Face) creates two likable characters in a love-against-the-odds story that effectively takes up the well-timed issue of how to love people whose beliefs one doesn't share--whether they're parents or prospective partners. Ages 13--up. Agent: Katie Shea Boutillier, Donald Maass Literary. (June)

Booklist Review

Dre is the gay, out-and-proud, Mexican American son of the Democratic Party's presidential nominee; Dean is the Republican candidate's questioning, demisexual son who everyone assumes fits the conservative mold embodied by his mother. When the teens meet on their parents' clashing campaign trails, sparks fly, and as their unexpected connection develops, they conspire to continue exploring their relationship in secret, even as the election is thrown into chaos by Jackson McMann, an independent tech billionaire whose upstart candidacy surges on a platform of hatred and fear. In this brilliantly conceived high-concept romance, chapters alternate between the equally sympathetic first-person perspectives of Dre and Dean, presenting the opposed politics of America's two-party system through the relatively innocent children of the party leaders. While the two star-crossed teens eloquently challenge each other's preconceived notions, they explore their growing attraction alongside their own beliefs and identities--and the inherent contradictions therein. While the joyful love story is front and center, Hutchinson's (Brave Face, 2019) deft handling of his characters provides a perfect--and surprisingly subtle--vehicle for relating the inner journeys of queer and questioning teens, most notably Dean's exploration of his place on the asexual spectrum. Charming, humorous, nicely paced, and never dull, this timely romance will appeal beyond its genre--a must for all collections.

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