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How (Not) to Ask a Boy to Prom

by S. J. Goslee

Ages: 14+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-62672-401-3

Keywords: LGBTQ, Adoption

Nolan's older sister, deciding her brother needs a push to enjoy high school social life, sets him up for a year of growth and surprises.