We Got the Beat

"Charmingly wry and sharply perceptive. An ode to first love, complicated friendships, and the messy joy of rewriting your own story." —Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Jordan Elliott is a fat, nerdy lesbian and the first junior to be named editor in chief of the school newspaper. Okay, that last part hasn't happened yet, but it will. It's positive thinking that has gotten Jordan this far. Ever since Mackenzie West, her friend-turned-enemy, humiliated her at the start of freshman year, Jordan has thrown herself into journalism and kept her eyes trained on the future. So it's a total blow when Jordan discovers that she not only didn't get the editor in chief spot, but she's been assigned the volleyball beat instead. And who is the star and newly crowned captain of the volleyball team? Mackenzie West. But words are Jordan's weapon, and she has some ideas about how to exact a long-awaited revenge on her nemesis. Then things get murky when forced time together has Mack and Jordan falling back into their friendship and into something more. And when Mack confesses the real reason she turned on Jordan freshman year, it has Jordan questioning everything—past, present, and future. If Jordan lets her guard down and Mack in, will she get everything she wants, or will she be humiliated all over again? Enemies to Lovers: She's supposed to be writing a takedown piece on her nemesis, Mackenzie West. But late nights covering volleyball practice start to feel a lot less like revenge and a lot more like a second chance. High School Journalism: Jordan lives for the school newspaper, but being assigned the volleyball beat feels like a punishment. Can she turn a sports story into the article that gets her into her dream college? Fat Positive Heroine: A smart, funny, and ambitious fat lesbian reporter takes center stage in this heartfelt story about rewriting your own narrative. A Complicated Past: Mackenzie didn't just ghost her—she humiliated her. When Jordan finally learns the real reason their friendship ended, it will change everything she thought she knew.