{"product_id":"rave-9781770464605","title":"Rave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA queer coming-of-age story, complete with secret cigarettes, gross gym teachers, and a lot of church\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the early 2000s. Lauren is fifteen, soft-spoken, and ashamed of her body. She's a devout member of an evangelical church, but when her Bible-thumping parents forbid Lauren to bring evolution textbooks home, she opts to study at her schoolmate Mariah's house. Mariah has dial-up internet, an absentee mom, and a Wiccan altar--the perfect setting for a study session and sleepover to remember. That evening, Mariah gives Lauren a makeover and the two melt into each other, in what becomes Lauren's first queer encounter. Afterward, a potent blend of Christian guilt and internalized homophobia causes Lauren to question the experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Jessica Campbell (\u003ci\u003eXTC69\u003c\/i\u003e) uses frankness and dark humor to articulate Lauren's burgeoning crisis of faith and sexuality. She captures teenage antics and banter with astute comedic style, simultaneously skewering bullies, a culture of slut-shaming, and the devastating impact of religious zealotry. \u003ci\u003eRave \u003c\/i\u003eis an instant classic, a coming-of-age story about the secret spaces young women create and the wider social structures that fail them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770464605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jessica Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596164931765,"sku":"9781770464605","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ee897f50-2282-451c-a301-f75940cb795d.jpg?v=1644333906","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rave-9781770464605","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}