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May the Best Man Win
A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last summer in ZR Ellor's contemporary YA debut.
Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won't let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year. Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdate school administration, Jeremy decides to make some noise--and how better than by challenging his all-star ex-boyfriend, Lukas for the title of Homecoming King?
Lukas Rivers, football star and head of the Homecoming Committee, is just trying to find order in his life after his older brother's funeral and the loss of his long-term girlfriend--who turned out to be a boy. But when Jeremy threatens to break his heart and steal his crown, Lukas kick starts a plot to sabotage Jeremy's campaign.
When both boys take their rivalry too far, the dance is on the verge of being canceled. To save Homecoming, they'll have to face the hurt they're both hiding--and the lingering butterflies they can't deny.
Book Details
- Publisher: Square Fish
- Publish Date: May 17th, 2022
- Pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.40in - 1.20in - 0.75lb
- EAN: 9781250833297
- Recommended age: 13-17
- Categories: • Romance - Romantic Comedy• Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
About the Author
More books by Z. R. Ellor
What people are saying
Queering up your bookshelves, one rec at a time.
@Jo_Scribbles STAY GOLD is trans, not NB, and the author has a new one coming in September. MEET CUTE DIARY by Emery Lee and MAY THE BEST MAN WIN by ZR Ellor also have trans narrators, as do THE WITCH KING by HE Edgmon and CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas.
lover of music and queer weirdos
saturn update in the form of books/shows im actively reading/watching: * the raven king — nora sakavic (just started) * cowboy bebop (2/3) * shadow & bone (show)(halfway) * may the best man win — zr ellor(halfway) * 1984 — george orwell(for school…)(2/3)
University of Washington Libraries tips and news.
The UW Tacoma Library and the UWT Center for Equity and Inclusion welcome author Z.R. Ellor for Real Lit Talk on his book, May the Best Man Win, a novel that navigates sexuality, gender identity, and neurodivergence. Register: https://t.co/fekfSO9xPH https://t.co/VYnlLYqxjx https://t.co/UD7y5BpabM
Praise for this book
"Ellor delivers an intense story about self-discovery, pain, and forgiveness. [A] nuanced conversation about the challenges that coming out as trans brings for the transgender person and the relationships they must navigate. Fans of Leah Johnson's You Should See Me in a Crown (2020) won't want to miss this thoughtful lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers high-school dramedy with a romantic core." --Booklist, starred review
"Roaring, raging, and riotous, May the Best Man Win is a queer lovers-to-exes-to-enemies-to-lovers romance that will have you rooting for both Jeremy and Lucas to win homecoming king--and each other's hearts." --The Nerd Daily
"Earnest, charming, and completely unafraid to dive headfirst into the beautifully messy complexity of grief, gender, and growth. May the Best Man Win won my heart completely." --Becky Albertalli, New York Times-bestselling author of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda
"...an utterly fresh romance with messy queer teens falling in and out of love, finding their community, and fighting to be seen. ZR Ellor's debut puts him on the map as a new, exciting voice." --Molly Knox Ostertag, author of The Witch Boy
"With effervescent writing and bold, stereotype-defying characters, ZR Ellor crafts a much-needed, nuanced depiction of both gender identity and neurodiversity. May the Best Man Win taught me a little about myself, and had me feeling the school spirit more than I ever did for my own high school!" --Jackson Bird, YouTuber and author of Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place
What people are saying
Queering up your bookshelves, one rec at a time.
@Jo_Scribbles STAY GOLD is trans, not NB, and the author has a new one coming in September. MEET CUTE DIARY by Emery Lee and MAY THE BEST MAN WIN by ZR Ellor also have trans narrators, as do THE WITCH KING by HE Edgmon and CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas.
lover of music and queer weirdos
saturn update in the form of books/shows im actively reading/watching: * the raven king — nora sakavic (just started) * cowboy bebop (2/3) * shadow & bone (show)(halfway) * may the best man win — zr ellor(halfway) * 1984 — george orwell(for school…)(2/3)