{"product_id":"we-got-the-beat-9780063243385","title":"We Got the Beat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Becky Albertalli and Kelly Quindlen, \u003cem\u003eWe Got the Beat\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect queer friends-to-enemies-to-lovers tale. With romance, fat representation, and a meaningful exploration on how past hurts can affect our future, Jenna Miller's novel is sure to deliver all the feels. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian, and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn't happened \u003cem\u003eyet\u003c\/em\u003e, but it will. It's positive thinking that has gotten Jordan this far. Ever since Mackenzie West, her friend-turned-enemy, humiliated her at the start of freshman year, Jordan has thrown herself into journalism and kept her eyes trained on the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo it's a total blow when Jordan discovers that she not only \u003cem\u003edidn't \u003c\/em\u003eget the editor in chief spot, but she's been assigned the volleyball beat instead. And who is the star and newly crowned captain of the volleyball team? Mackenzie West. But words are Jordan's weapon, and she has some ideas about how to exact a long-awaited revenge on her nemesis. Then things get murky when forced time together has Mack and Jordan falling back into their friendship, and into something more. And when Mack confesses the real reason she turned on Jordan freshman year, it has Jordan questioning \u003cem\u003eeverything\u003c\/em\u003e--past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Jordan lets her guard down and Mack in, will she get everything she wants, or will she be humiliated all over again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Tree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063243385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jenna Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433799745717,"sku":"9780063243385","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e9b0b101-6da0-471e-ad20-190fbedc6909.jpg?v=1703569425","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-got-the-beat-9780063243385","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}