Overview
A queer coming-of-age story, about best friends, first love, family conflicts, and following your heart It's the 1980s and punk rock is blowing up in New York City. Young people from all five boroughs flock to CBGBs in Greenwich Village to see the latest band and be a part of the scene. On Staten Island, just a ferry ride away, sixteen-year-old Nina Boyd is into punk rock and comic books. She plays guitar, is a straight-A student, a champion swimmer, and is in love with her best friend. But her best friend Kerri is a girl, and Nina knows her family would never approve. They've sent her to a conservative Catholic high school and they're already suspicious of any of her friends who aren't straight enough. As Nina's crush grows stronger, she must choose between her family's dreams for her and her own. A powerful, emotional queer graphic novel about navigating rejection from family while figuring out your dreams.
Full Product Details
Author: JD Glass ,
Kris Dresen
Publisher: Street Noise Books
Imprint: Street Noise Books
ISBN: 9781951491390
ISBN 10: 1951491394
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 03 March 2026
Recommended Age: From 16 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Glass and Dresen capture the crushing heartache and swoony romance of young queer love with palpable pathos and joy."" --Rob Kirby, author of Marry Me a Little ""Hazy and warm through layers of blue, revealing the true feelings beneath our chains and leather jackets."" --Bianca Xunise, author of Punk Rock Karaoke ""I'm not a lesbian punk from the '80s, but this book made me feel like I was. I'm so glad for some really evocative Staten Island queer storytelling."" --Eric Orner, author of Smahtguy ""This graphic novel has depth. The pain and awkwardness of coming out are rendered authentically and with such honesty."" --Jon Macy, author of Djuna ""With a gorgeous art style and heart-stopping romantic moments, this emotionally raw page-turner captures the details and nuanced relationships of real life."" --Jonah Newman, author of Out of Left Field
Author Information
JD Glass is a first-generation Latina author, an artist, a musician, and a recipient of the Stonewall Honor from the American Library Association as well as a Lambda Literary Award. JD lives on Staten Island in New York City with their partner, Kris Dresen and their two dogs. Kris Dresen is an accomplished comics artist who has been recognized with Eisner and Ignatz Award nominations, and a Xeric Grant. Kris's work has been included in the Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics. Kris also works as a book designer and an art director, and lives with her partner JD Glass in Staten Island, New York.
