{"product_id":"this-must-be-the-place-kelly-quindlen-hardcover","title":"This Must Be the Place -- Kelly Quindlen, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInheriting a gay bar from your secretive great-uncle? Awkward. Trying to save it while catching feelings for the wrong girl? Complicated. From the author of \u003ci\u003eShe Drives Me Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e comes an exuberant YA novel about queer joy, found family, and standing your ground.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen eighteen-year-old Louisa Wade inherits a gay bar from her late great-uncle, she figures there's been some kind of mistake. There's no way Uncle George--football legend and hometown hero of Rustin, Alabama--could have secretly owned a queer bar... right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut The Frisky Cricket is real, and so is the messy legacy Uncle George left behind--including his grumpy ex-partner, Hatch, who wants nothing more than to sell the bar. Louisa may have zero business experience, but she's determined to keep it open for the vibrant queer community that calls it home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the summer heats up, Louisa's crusade puts her on a collision course with Aubrey Calhoun: the pretty, popular, and sharp-tongued daughter of Rustin University's newly crowned football coach. The girls start off on the wrong foot, but a tentative truce leads to late nights, shared secrets, and a growing spark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut things threaten to sputter out when Coach Calhoun sets his sights on The Frisky Cricket, scheming to replace it with a new athletic facility--celebrating Uncle George's football career while erasing his queerness. Now Louisa must decide if she can fight for Uncle George's legacy without losing sight of herself in the process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eA JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the other YA offerings from Kelly Quindlen, \"master at portraying the teen experience.\" (SLJ)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e*HER NAME IN THE SKY: \u003c\/b\u003e Kelly's debut novel that started it all, a sapphic romance about two best friends who fall in love and find the courage to choose--and be--themselves.\n\n\u003cb\u003e*SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY: \u003c\/b\u003ea sapphic enemies-to-lovers, fake dating rom-com about a high school basketball player and the pretty cheerleader she gets into a fender bender with. \u003cb\u003e*LATE TO THE PARTY: \u003c\/b\u003ea queer coming-of-age story about what it means to be a \"real\" teenager and an ode to late bloomers everywhere.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kelly Quindlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\" H x 5.7\" L x 1.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781250911063\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48129686438042,"sku":"9781250911063","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781250911063.jpg?v=1779777821","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/this-must-be-the-place-kelly-quindlen-hardcover","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}