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Afterglow

Call Number

  • FICTION STAM TEEN (CEN)

Publication Information

New York : Bloomsbury, 2023.

Physical Description

394 pages ; 22 cm

Audience

Grades 10-12. Bloomsbury.

Summary

After a life changing summer, Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are finally ready for senior year, but as graduation nears and the boys prepare to enter the real world, it is clear their friendship will never be the same.

After a summer of life-changing, these four friends are finally ready for senior year. Gabriel is thrilled to create his school's first LGBTQ+ advocacy group, but his long-distance relationship is fading from summer love to something else. Heath feels secure for the first time in years, but his future is riding on a baseball scholarship. Reese is set on a career in fashion design, but his creativity takes him in an unexpected direction. Sal wants to be in politics, specifically local politics, but may be ready for an unlikely path. They're getting ready to enter the real world-- can they find a way to stay connected and pursue their dreams? -- adapted from jacket