Literature & Fiction
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I Kissed Shara Wheeler: A Novel
*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
"An unfettered joy to read." - The New York Times
"McQuiston has done it again." - USA Today
"You won't want to miss." - Good Housekeeping
"Funny and compassionate." - Time
"Perfect." - The Michigan Daily
"An absolute must-read." -Book Riot
From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need...
Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she's spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and the puritanical administration of Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that's kept her going: winning valedictorian. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal's perfect progeny.
But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes.
On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she's not the only one Shara kissed. There's also Smith, Shara's longtime quarterback sweetheart, and Rory, Shara's bad boy neighbor with a crush. The three have nothing in common except Shara and the annoyingly cryptic notes she left behind, but together they must untangle Shara's trail of clues and find her. It'll be worth it, if Chloe can drag Shara back before graduation to beat her fair and square.
Thrown into an unlikely alliance, chasing a ghost through parties, break-ins, puzzles, and secrets revealed on monogrammed stationery, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to this small town than she thought. And maybe―probably not, but maybe―more to Shara, too.
Fierce, funny, and frank, Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about breaking the rules, getting messy, and finding love in unexpected places.
"Charming...Like Dua Lipa once sang, one kiss is all it takes." - E! News
"McQuiston says that love is indomitable, and when I'm lost in their worlds, I really believe it." - Autostraddle
"Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by this funny, weird, razor-sharp, intensely compassionate, subversive, sweet, electrifyingly romantic knockout of a book. Casey freaking McQuiston, you've done it again." - Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Kate in Waiting and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
"An unfettered joy to read." - The New York Times
"McQuiston has done it again." - USA Today
"You won't want to miss." - Good Housekeeping
"Funny and compassionate." - Time
"Perfect." - The Michigan Daily
"An absolute must-read." -Book Riot
From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need...
Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she's spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and the puritanical administration of Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that's kept her going: winning valedictorian. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal's perfect progeny.
But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes.
On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she's not the only one Shara kissed. There's also Smith, Shara's longtime quarterback sweetheart, and Rory, Shara's bad boy neighbor with a crush. The three have nothing in common except Shara and the annoyingly cryptic notes she left behind, but together they must untangle Shara's trail of clues and find her. It'll be worth it, if Chloe can drag Shara back before graduation to beat her fair and square.
Thrown into an unlikely alliance, chasing a ghost through parties, break-ins, puzzles, and secrets revealed on monogrammed stationery, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to this small town than she thought. And maybe―probably not, but maybe―more to Shara, too.
Fierce, funny, and frank, Casey McQuiston's I Kissed Shara Wheeler is about breaking the rules, getting messy, and finding love in unexpected places.
"Charming...Like Dua Lipa once sang, one kiss is all it takes." - E! News
"McQuiston says that love is indomitable, and when I'm lost in their worlds, I really believe it." - Autostraddle
"Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by this funny, weird, razor-sharp, intensely compassionate, subversive, sweet, electrifyingly romantic knockout of a book. Casey freaking McQuiston, you've done it again." - Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Kate in Waiting and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Editorial Reviews
Praise for I Kissed Shara Wheeler:
*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
The #1 Spring 2022 Kids' Indie Next Pick
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Summer
Good Housekeeping's May Book Club Pick
Now & Gen's May Book Club Pick
A Most Anticipated Book of the Year for–
Marie Claire * Parade * Seventeen * The Washington Post * The Nerd Daily * Buzzfeed * PopSugar * Book Riot * She Reads * Bookish * Bustle * Insider * Goodreads * Epic Reads * and more!
"I Kissed Shara Wheeler is an unfettered joy to read. It's a love story starring two brilliant, ruthless queer girls who fight for what they want, and woe to any unjust authorities that stand in their way. McQuiston's stories emphasize the power of queer community, and here a found family coalesces like the plans for an exquisite heist. Somewhere out there, in a place like Willowgrove, is a kid whose heart feels like a crime they're terrified to solve. This book is going to save their life. I hope they find it soon." - The New York Times
"McQuiston has done it again… A YA novel with a swoon-worthy romance readers have come to expect from their first two triumphant works." -USA Today (4/4 stars)
"This one has it all: rivals who share a shocking kiss, a mysterious disappearance, an unexpected alliance and the kind of page-turning drama that makes McQuiston one of the best in the game. You won't want to miss this one." - Good Housekeeping
"Funny and compassionate." - Time
"Casey McQuiston has become the go-to author for all-the-feels queer summer romance." - Entertainment Weekly, "12 sizzling summer reads to heat up your beach days"
"[A] charming queer romance...Like Dua Lipa once sang, one ki...
*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
The #1 Spring 2022 Kids' Indie Next Pick
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Summer
Good Housekeeping's May Book Club Pick
Now & Gen's May Book Club Pick
A Most Anticipated Book of the Year for–
Marie Claire * Parade * Seventeen * The Washington Post * The Nerd Daily * Buzzfeed * PopSugar * Book Riot * She Reads * Bookish * Bustle * Insider * Goodreads * Epic Reads * and more!
"I Kissed Shara Wheeler is an unfettered joy to read. It's a love story starring two brilliant, ruthless queer girls who fight for what they want, and woe to any unjust authorities that stand in their way. McQuiston's stories emphasize the power of queer community, and here a found family coalesces like the plans for an exquisite heist. Somewhere out there, in a place like Willowgrove, is a kid whose heart feels like a crime they're terrified to solve. This book is going to save their life. I hope they find it soon." - The New York Times
"McQuiston has done it again… A YA novel with a swoon-worthy romance readers have come to expect from their first two triumphant works." -USA Today (4/4 stars)
"This one has it all: rivals who share a shocking kiss, a mysterious disappearance, an unexpected alliance and the kind of page-turning drama that makes McQuiston one of the best in the game. You won't want to miss this one." - Good Housekeeping
"Funny and compassionate." - Time
"Casey McQuiston has become the go-to author for all-the-feels queer summer romance." - Entertainment Weekly, "12 sizzling summer reads to heat up your beach days"
"[A] charming queer romance...Like Dua Lipa once sang, one ki...
Readers Top Reviews
Kindle
I don't fully have words for how good this book is, but if you want: -queer rep -romcom hijinks and hilarity -a stunningly funny and nuanced and compassionate look at growing up queer in fundamentalist Christian spaces, This is a book for you
Kai RasmussenKind
Oh my god, I loved this so much! I can’t believe I’m saying this, but maybe better than RW&RB, which I’ve read 5 times and have the audiobook on perennial repeat. This so perfectly captures those crazy last months of high school or college, when your life very suddenly becomes all about these random people you’ve never talked to before. Great world building, excellent character development, and a plot that drives everything forward at a frantic pace. It’s marketed as YA, but I’m 45 and adored this. So don’t let age be a factor when considering whether or not to give it a shot; I’d recommend for YA through adult.
alicia nerdyKai R
4.5 ⭐️ of perfection! Omg I will read anything by Ms. McQuiston. I laughed so much reading this book! I loved Chloe Green. I loved following her while she went on this mission to find Shara Wheeler. The clues were so much fun just like the writing style ahd how she incorporated “burn notes.” I actually enjoyed reading those at the end of each chapter.. it gave the book a little something extra. The secondary characters were great even though there were soo many of them. The way this ended was so great. I loved watching the friendships grow and develop in this book. I wanted to ge a part of this group! Love this book and highly recommend! I’ll be thinking about these characters for a while.
ShannonVMalicia n
4.5* This is a book I'd love to see become a movie! I don't say that about a lot of books, I'd rather they live in my imagination than see them not live up to my expectations. But I think I Kissed Shara Wheeler would make for an awesome movie, a la the great teen comedies of the 80s- Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, etc., etc., etc. This whole group of characters, Chloe, Shara, Georgia, Rory, Smith, Ash, Ace, Summer, Benji, the moms, and all the rest of the crew, I would love to see them brought to life! The world Casey McQuiston built in I Kissed Shara Wheeler was incredible and I feel it just lends itself to the big screen. I really enjoyed this story. The journey of not only Chloe, Rory, Smith and Shara, but their friends as well- it was such an entertaining read. I would have loved having a book like this back in high school, but I think it's a story any age group would appreciate. Out of the 3 books Casey McQuiston has written, this one is by far my favorite.
