Fan Art
by Sarah Tregay
Release Date: 06/17/14
Harper Teen
Summary from Goodreads:
When the picture tells
the story…
Senior year is almost over, and Jamie Peterson has a big problem. Not college—that’s all set. Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No, it’s the worst problem of all: he’s fallen for his best friend.
As much as Jamie tries to keep it under wraps, everyone seems to know where his affections lie, and the giggling girls in art class are determined to help Jamie get together with Mason. But Jamie isn’t sure if that’s what he wants—because as much as Jamie would like to come clean to Mason, what if the truth ruins everything? What if there are no more road trips, taco dinners, or movie nights? Does he dare risk a childhood friendship for romance?
This book is about what happens when a picture reveals what we can’t say, when art is truer than life, and how falling in love is easy, except when it’s not. Fan Art explores the joys and pains of friendship, of pressing boundaries, and how facing our worst fears can sometimes lead us to what we want most.
Senior year is almost over, and Jamie Peterson has a big problem. Not college—that’s all set. Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No, it’s the worst problem of all: he’s fallen for his best friend.
As much as Jamie tries to keep it under wraps, everyone seems to know where his affections lie, and the giggling girls in art class are determined to help Jamie get together with Mason. But Jamie isn’t sure if that’s what he wants—because as much as Jamie would like to come clean to Mason, what if the truth ruins everything? What if there are no more road trips, taco dinners, or movie nights? Does he dare risk a childhood friendship for romance?
This book is about what happens when a picture reveals what we can’t say, when art is truer than life, and how falling in love is easy, except when it’s not. Fan Art explores the joys and pains of friendship, of pressing boundaries, and how facing our worst fears can sometimes lead us to what we want most.
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An Excerpt from Fan Art, by Sarah Tregay:
Chapter Six
In art, Ms.
Maude has the lights off and the projector on, and we’re flying through art
history at breakneck speed. We started the semester with the cave paintings in
Lascaux and, with three weeks of classes to go, we are up to Marcel Duchamp and
his urinal. Ms. Maude is certain we’ll get up to present-day art by the end of
the term, but the class has a bet going—most of the girls say she will and the
guys say she won’t.
I write $1 in my notebook and slide it across
the table to Eden.
In my pocket, she writes
back.
I’m about to
write No way when Ms. Maude leaps
ahead half a decade and sums up Dadaism in one sentence. No fair. She segues to the Bauhaus, and I know I should be
listening. Those Bauhaus dudes are the founding fathers of graphic design.
But I’m not
listening. You going to prom? I
write. Again I slide my notebook to Eden.
She looks at me,
an are-you-crazy? expression on her face.
I gesture at the
note.
She writes
something. Slides the notebook back. No.
Why not? I scribble.
She doesn’t wait
for me to pass the notebook; she just reaches over and writes. No date.
Be mine.
She looks at me
again then writes: I thought you were
gay.
I freeze. How the hell does she know?
Eden takes the
paper back before I write anything. And
you want to go to prom with me?
Yes.
Not possible, she scribbles.
Why not?
Ms. Maude
glances our way, and Eden pretends she’s taking notes on the lecture. When she
slides my notebook back, it reads: You’re
out of my league. Not to mention the wrong gender.
The wrong
gender? I try not to look surprised and I ignore that part. What league?
The popular one.
I’m not popular. I’m in
band.
Eden sighs as if
I’m clueless, and she pushes my notebook back at me without an answer.
Please, I write. I
didn’t know dating involved so much persuasion.
Why?
Because you’re cool. I offer her the
notebook.
She reads my
note and shakes her head.
I try again. Because I want to get to know you better.
She fake gags on
her finger.
Because I’ll have a good
time if you’re there.
Eden smiles.
And I have a
prom date.
About the Author
Raised without television, Sarah Tregay started writing her own middle grade novels after she had read all of the ones in the library. She later discovered YA books, but never did make it to the adult section. When she's not jotting down poems at stoplights, she can be found hanging out with her "little sister" from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Sarah lives in Eagle, Idaho with her husband, two Boston Terriers, and an appaloosa named Mr. Pots. Her next book, Fan Art, will be released in June.
Raised without television, Sarah Tregay started writing her own middle grade novels after she had read all of the ones in the library. She later discovered YA books, but never did make it to the adult section. When she's not jotting down poems at stoplights, she can be found hanging out with her "little sister" from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Sarah lives in Eagle, Idaho with her husband, two Boston Terriers, and an appaloosa named Mr. Pots. Her next book, Fan Art, will be released in June.
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