THE FALL OF WHIT RIVERA hits next week

This week we’re trying out an upcoming ebook from Holiday House, The Fall of Whit Rivera. Created by Crystal Maldonado, the ebook marks the third novel from the award-winning YA creator (different titles embrace Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, and No Filter and Other Lies).

Maldonado’s newest story explores matters equivalent to PCOS, persistent sickness, sexuality, fatphobia, Latine identification, and sophistication. Read extra under:

Could you intend the Fall Formal together with your (scorching) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to seek out out. Frenemies Whit and Zay have been at odds for years (ever since he broke up along with her in, like, essentially the most embarrassing approach possible), however after they’re pressured to arrange the autumn formal collectively, every thing adjustments. Sparks fly as Whitney— type-A, passionate, a perfectionist, and an authorized sweater-weather fanatic—butts heads with Zay, a dry, relaxed skater boy who takes every thing in stride. But not all of these sparks are dangerous. . . . Has their friction been an enormous misunderstanding all alongside?

Maldonado shares:

“I came up with the basic concept for “The Fall of Whit Rivera” whereas I used to be sitting in a car parking zone on a wet day, consuming a pumpkin spice espresso, ready for my daughter to complete up her day at daycare. I felt so cozy in that second and I wished to create a ebook that captured that very same vibe—and Whit’s story was born. The ebook explores so many ideas, together with identification, persistent sickness, and our bodies, whereas additionally (I hope!) providing a sense of heat that comes with the very best elements of autumn.

“In all of my stories, I hope to create experiences that feel validating to readers and meet them wherever they are in their lives right now. Though there is specificity in Whit’s story—she is an autumn-obsessed, fat, brown girl dealing with an invisible illness—I hope any reader who picks up the book feels like the story is a reminder that they matter. Because they do.”

The Fall of Whit Rivera hits cabinets on October 10, 2023.