{"product_id":"the-unpopular-vote-isbn-9780063025783","title":"The (Un)Popular Vote","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed,\u003cbr\u003eWhite, \u0026amp; Royal Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/em\u003e in\u003cbr\u003eJasper Sanchez’s electric and insightful #ownvoices YA debut, chronicling a\u003cbr\u003etransmasculine student’s foray into a no-holds-barred student body president\u003cbr\u003eelection against the wishes of his politician father. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOptics can make or break an election. Everything Mark\u003cbr\u003eknows about politics, he learned from his father, the Congressman who still\u003cbr\u003epretends he has a daughter and not a son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark has promised to keep his past\u003cbr\u003ehidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is. But when he sees a\u003cbr\u003emanipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous\u003cbr\u003erhetoric, Mark risks his low profile to become a political challenger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem? No one really knows Mark. He didn’t grow up in this town, and his few friends are\u003cbr\u003eall nerds. Still, thanks to \u003cem\u003eScandal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/em\u003e, they know\u003cbr\u003ewhere to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Mark feels emboldened to engage with voters—and even start a new romance.\u003cbr\u003eBut with an investigative journalist digging into his past, a father trying to\u003cbr\u003esilence him, and the bully frontrunner standing in his way, Mark will have to\u003cbr\u003edecide which matters most: perception or truth, when both are just as\u003cbr\u003edangerous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mind-bogglingly good. This\u003cbr\u003eis a novel that every teen needs.” —Kacen Callender, author of \u003cem\u003eFelix Ever After\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Charming, stunning, and unapologetically queer.\" —Mason Deaver, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eI Wish You\u003cbr\u003eAll the Best\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ghosts We Keep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Sanchez expertly portrays political drama, toxic masculinity and activism all in a character holding fiercely to his queer identity.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heartwarming, inclusive, and intelligent. A recommended purchase for any library, especially those where books by Becky ­Albertalli and Benjamin Alire Sáenz are popular.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mind-bogglingly good. The narrative takes a smart, careful look at the intersection of identity and politics, and the fight in standing up for friends and ourselves, even against people that we love. I laughed, I cried, I rooted for Mark all the way. With everything that’s happening in the world right now politically, this is a novel that every teen needs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Charming, stunning, and unapologetically queer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best and The Ghosts We Keep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Refreshingly original, this debut by trans author Sanchez is a thoroughgoing delight that’s not to be missed.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889694601445,"sku":"NP9780063025783","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063025783.jpg?v=1730231764","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-unpopular-vote-isbn-9780063025783","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}