From the award-winning author of Openly Straight a story about two teens falling in love over a summer that throws everything possible to keep them apart.
Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal not to him not to his mom not to his buddies. And a secret: An encounter with an older kid that makes it hard to breathe one that he doesn't want to think about ever.
Jordan: The opposite of chill. Poetry. His 'wives' and the Chandler Mall. Never been kissed and searching for Mr. Right who probably won't like him anyway. And a secret: A spiraling out of control mother and the knowledge that he's the only one who can keep the family from falling apart.
Throw in a rickety 1980s-era food truck called Coq Au Vinny. Add in prickly pears cloud eggs and a murky idea of what's considered locally sourced and organic. Place it all in Mesa Arizona in June where the temp regularly hits 114. And top it off with a touch of undeniable chemistry between utter opposites
.Over the course of one summer two boys will have to face their biggest fears and decide what they're willing to risk - to get the thing they want the most.
