Then Everything Happens at Once -- M-E Girard, Hardcover

From the Lambda Award-winning author of Girl Mans Up comes an empowering, sex-positive coming-of-age story about a teen exploring first love and desire, as her rocky relationship with her own body and a pandemic threaten to sabotage everything. Perfect for fans of Fat Chance, Charlie Vega and Cool for the Summer.

Baylee has never been kissed but she wants to do way more than that. She's had a huge crush on her gorgeous best friend and neighbor Freddie for years, but since she doesn't look like his usual type, the judgmental voice in her head tells her he'll never see her as more than a friend. It feels like she'll spend the rest of high school fantasizing on the sidelines while everyone else dates and hooks up.

Then Baylee meets Alex online and she starts to fall for this sweet, funny barista who likes her just as she is. It's new, electric, and all-consuming to be around Alex. But when Freddie makes a move on Baylee and a virus shuts the world down, Baylee finds herself torn.

Everything is happening at once, and she is left navigating the messy waters of love and desire. It helps that she's observed her friends' relationship drama, so she knows exactly what mistakes not to make . . . right?

This sophomore novel from M-E Girard centers a fat, confident girl going after what she wants and learning to love herself along the way.

Author: M-E Girard
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780063206687
Age Range: 14-UP

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 11/21/2022
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2023 pg. 81
School Library Journal 02/01/2023 pg. 79