{"product_id":"rave-2","title":"Rave By Campbell, Jessica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA queer coming-of-age story, complete with secret cigarettes, gross gym teachers, and a lot of church\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s the early 2000s. Lauren is fifteen, soft-spoken, and ashamed of her body. She’s a devout member of an evangelical church, but when her Bible-thumping parents forbid Lauren to bring evolution textbooks home, she opts to study at her schoolmate Mariah’s house. Mariah has dial-up internet, an absentee mom, and a Wiccan altar—the perfect setting for a study session and sleepover to remember. That evening, Mariah gives Lauren a makeover and the two melt into each other, in what becomes Lauren’s first queer encounter. Afterward, a potent blend of Christian guilt and internalized homophobia causes Lauren to question the experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Jessica Campbell (\u003ci\u003eXTC69\u003c\/i\u003e) uses frankness and dark humor to articulate Lauren's burgeoning crisis of faith and sexuality. She captures teenage antics and banter with astute comedic style, simultaneously skewering bullies, a culture of slut-shaming, and the devastating impact of religious zealotry. \u003ci\u003eRave \u003c\/i\u003eis an instant classic, a coming-of-age story about the secret spaces young women create and the wider social structures that fail them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57947233714558,"sku":"NW9781770464605","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781770464605.jpg?v=1788254835","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/rave-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}