Blaine for the Win

After being dumped so his boyfriend can pursue more "serious" guys, a teen boy decides to prove he can be serious, too, by running for senior class president in this "clever, fun, original" (BCCB) romp from the author of The Sky Blues.

High school junior Blaine Bowers has it all--the perfect boyfriend, a pretty sweet gig as a muralist for local Windy City businesses, a loving family, and awesome, talented friends. And he is absolutely, 100% positive that aforementioned perfect boyfriend--senior student council president and Mr. Popular of Wicker West High School, Joey--is going to invite Blaine to spend spring break with his family in beautiful, sunny Cabo San Lucas.

Except Joey breaks up with him instead. In public. On their one-year anniversary.

Because, according to Joey, Blaine is too goofy, too flighty, too...unserious. And if Joey wants to go far in life, he needs to start dating more serious guys. Guys like Zach Chesterton.

Determined to prove that Blaine can be what Joey wants, Blaine decides to enter the running to become his successor (and beat out Joey's new boyfriend, Zach) as senior student council president.

But is he willing to sacrifice everything he loves about himself to do it?

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/12/2022
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781534497467
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515359 / Blaine for the Win


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2022
Booklist 03/01/2022 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 03/28/2022

About the Author
Robbie Couch is a Los Angeles-based writer who spends his time eating noodles, scrolling on his phone, and explaining to confused strangers that his last name is pronounced "like a sofa." He is the author of The Sky Blues, Blaine for the Win, and If I See You Again Tomorrow. Follow him on Twitter, if you dare: @Robbie_Couch.