{"product_id":"ophelia-after-all-9781250830661","title":"Ophelia After All","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in \u003ci\u003eOphelia After All, \u003c\/i\u003ea hilarious and heartfelt contemporary YA debut by author Racquel Marie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOphelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys - way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn't change, even if she wanted to. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo when she finds herself thinking more about cute, quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend, seeds of doubt take root in Ophelia's firm image of herself. Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group, and things are spiraling a little out of control. But the course of love--and sexuality--never did run smooth. As her secrets begin to unravel, Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself she's always imagined or upending everyone's expectations to rediscover who she really is, after all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ophelia Rojas is the type of character that leaps off the page and directly into your heart--\u003ci\u003eOphelia After All\u003c\/i\u003e is a queer delight through and through.\" --Leah Johnson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYou Should See Me in a Crown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRacquel Marie\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Southern California, where her passion for storytelling of all kinds was encouraged by her friends and big family. She received a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in gender and sexuality studies from the University of California, Irvine. There is, unexpectedly, a C in her first name. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOphelia After All, You Don't Have a Shot, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e This Is Me Trying.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610408587538,"sku":"9781250830661","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0dd3ce60-1ad0-4ce1-ad03-c4d57c7479ca.jpg?v=1732341652","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ophelia-after-all-9781250830661","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}