The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. A group of young people are sat in the shade on a patch of green grass. One has a book over their face, one is holding a basketball. The rest appear to be engaged in a conversation, their faces cannot be seen. A young person in the foreground is sat in the light. They have short brown hair, are wearing a yellow striped long sleeved shirt, blue pants and blue shoes, and are looking off to the side, smiling. Their hands are crossed in front of them. Next to them on the grass are scattered books and a red backpack. Text to the right of them, lower centre of the book, reads “Fake Friends. Real Problems” in small, white font. Below them, in large, white capitals, the title “Asking for a Friend”. Below this, in smaller, black font, the authors name “Ronnie Riley”. /end]

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Content Warning:

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Summary:

Eden Jones has exactly three friends. And they’re all fake. From a web of lies and social anxiety to true friendship and queer joy; this is the wonderful second book from the author of the Indie Next List pick Jude Saves the World. Why go through the stress of making friends when you can just pretend? It works for Eden and their social anxiety… until their mom announces she’s throwing them a birthday party and all their friends are invited. Eden’s “friends,” Duke, Ramona, and Tabitha, are all real kids from school… but Eden’s never actually spoken to them before. Now Eden will do whatever it takes to convince them to be their friends–at least until the party is over. When things start to go better than Eden expects, and the group starts to bond, Eden finds themselves trapped in a lie that gets worse the longer they keep it up. What happens if their now sort-of-real friends discover that Eden hasn’t been honest with them from the very beginning? Author Ronnie Riley creates a world full of queer joy and all the ups and downs of true friendship.

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Notes:

This book’s expected publication date is June 4th 2024.

It appears there will be a kindle edition.

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Archivist Comments:

Because it’s publication date is roughly 9 months away (as of writing this), I have very little information on this book. It didn’t even have a cover when it was first put on the spreadsheet. I’ll keep any eye on it and hope to update this in the future.

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