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Let them stare : a novel / Jonathan Van Ness & Julie Murphy.

Van Ness, Jonathan, (author.). Murphy, Julie, 1985- (author.).

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"Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania. With a fashion internship secured, the gender-nonconforming eighteen-year-old is trading in their stifling small town for the big city. Sully even sells their beloved car, to Bread--er, Brad--the most boring (and maybe only other) gay kid in town. When Sully's internship goes up in smoke, they're trapped in Hearst with no cash--and no car. Desperate, they go to the thrift store, their personal sanctuary. There, they discover a vintage bag--like "put this baby in an airtight case at the MET" vintage. If Sully can authenticate it, the resale value would be enough for a new life in the city. But when they begin to investigate, Sully finds themself haunted. Literally. With the ghost of Rufus, a drag performer from the fifties with no memory of how he died standing--no, floating--in their bedroom, Sully's summer has a new purpose: 1) help this ghostly honey unlock his past and move on and 2) make bank--after all, the Real Real doesn't take poltergeist purses. With Rufus in tow, and Brad--who's looking pretty scrumptious these days--playing chauffeur, Sully delves into the history of the town they're so desperate to escape. Only to discover that there might be more to Hearst than they ever knew." -- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780063346246
  • ISBN: 0063346249
  • Physical Description: 328 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Storytide, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]

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LGBTQ+ people > Fiction.
Teenagers > Fiction.
Small cities > Fiction.
Drag queens > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Pennsylvania > Fiction.
LGBTQ+ youth.
Genre:
LGBTQ+ fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction
Queer fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Novels.

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