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Let Them Stare

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Let Them Stare Synopsis

From Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye and #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a bighearted story about friendship, love-and discovering the secrets and beauty of your own hometown. 

Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania. With a fashion internship secured, the gender-nonconforming eighteen-year-old is trading in their stifling small town for the big city. Sully even sells their beloved car, to Bread-er, Brad-the most boring (and maybe only other) gay kid in town.

When Sully's internship goes up in smoke, they're trapped in Hearst with no cash-and no car. Desperate, they go to the thrift store, their personal sanctuary. There, they discover a vintage bag-like "put this baby in an airtight case at the MET" vintage. If Sully can authenticate it, the resale value would be enough for a new life in the city.

But when they begin to investigate, Sully finds themself haunted. Literally. With the ghost of Rufus, a drag performer from the fifties with no memory of how he died standing-no, floating-in their bedroom, Sully's summer has a new purpose: 1) help this ghostly honey unlock his past and move on and 2) make bank-after all, the Real Real doesn't take poltergeist purses.

With Rufus in tow, and Brad-who's looking pretty scrumptious these days-playing chauffeur, Sully delves into the history of the town they're so desperate to escape. Only to discover that there might be more to Hearst than they ever knew.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780063346246
Publication date: 5th June 2025
Author: Jonathan Van Ness, Julie Murphy
Publisher: Storytide an imprint of HarperCollins
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 336 pages
Genres: Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing
Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours
Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)