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A Little Bit Country
A Little Bit Country | Brian D. Kennedy
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Dumplin' meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this heartfelt and funny contemporary romance inspired by Dollywood, about two boys who fall in love against the backdrop of a country music-themed amusement park, from debut author Brian D. Kennedy. Perfect for fans of Erin Hahn, Phil Stamper, and David Levithan. Emmett Maguire wants to be country music’s biggest gay superstar—a far reach when you’re seventeen and living in Illinois. But for now, he’s happy to do the next best thing: Stay with his aunt in Jackson Hollow, Tennessee, for the summer and perform at the amusement park owned by his idol, country legend Wanda Jean Stubbs. Luke Barnes hates country music. As the grandson of Verna Rose, the disgraced singer who had a famous falling out with Wanda Jean, Luke knows how much pain country music has brought his family. But when his mom’s medical bills start piling up, he takes a job at the last place he wants: a restaurant at Wanda World. Neither boy is looking for romance, but sparks fly when they meet—and soon they’re inseparable. Until a long-lost secret about Verna and Wanda comes to light, threatening to unravel everything. Will Emmett and Luke be able get past the truths they discover…or will their relationship go down in history as just another Sad Country Love Song?
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chasjjlee
A Little Bit Country | Brian D. Kennedy
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I think I will start August with the tagged book.

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GerardtheBookworm
A Little Bit Country | Brian D. Kennedy
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Set against a theme parked owned by country icon Wanda Jean Stubbs, aspiring gay country singer Emmett falls for the closeted Luke as the pair navigate through their feelings and learn family secrets in this LGBTAQ+ young adult novel.

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Emmett wants to be a the first openly gay country music star and idolizes Wanda Jean (insert a red headed Dolly Parton). Luke doesn‘t like country music bc of a supposed falling out between his grandma Verna and Wanda herself, he isn‘t out yet and just wants to work to help his family get by. They both end up working at this fictional version of Dollywood and discover a lost secret about what happened between Verna and Wanda. mostly this was cute

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