Messy perfect / Tanya Boteju.
When a former friend reenrolls at their Catholic high school a few years after a homophobic bullying incident, Cassie decides to start an underground Gender and Sexuality Alliance, exploring her own sexuality in the process.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063358492
- ISBN: 0063358492
- Physical Description: 394 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: [New York, NY] : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 13 up. Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.Grades 10-12. Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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- Subject:
- Teenage girls > Fiction.
Lesbian teenagers > Fiction.
Closeted gay people > Fiction.
Sri Lankans > Canada > Fiction.
Children of immigrants > Fiction.
Catholic high schools > Fiction.
Sexual minority youth > Fiction.
Homophobia > Fiction.
Gay-straight alliances in schools > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
LGBTQ+ people. - Genre:
- Lesbian fiction.
Queer fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction
School fiction.
Novels.
Young adult fiction.
Available copies
- 16 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 17 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | YA FIC BOTEJU (Text) | 36015001798525 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | YA FIC (Text) | 38344101784252 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | YA Bot (Text) | 37807000058963 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | YA Boteju, Tanya (Text) | 0112524599591 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | YA Boteju, Tanya (Text) | 0112524599608 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | YAF Bot (Text) | 30308101371285 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | YA F Bot (Text) | 33630005455436 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | BOT (Text) | 33258009687968 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hope Mills Library | TEEN BOTEJU (Text) | 31781069638326 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | YA BOTEJU (Text) | 39493109538282 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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