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In Repair by Zach Barela

In Repair

Zach Barela, A. L. Graziadei, Macmillan Audio

Square Fish · Print & ebook · May 27, 2025

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Who it’s for
A college story about attention, old hurts, and coming into your own.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+, Mental Illness for Teens, College & Uni YA
Published
Square Fish, May 27, 2025

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About this book

Nathaniel Conti doesn’t feel real when he’s alone. Maybe that’s why he has a reputation as a troublemaker—he’ll do just about anything to have everyone’s eyes on him. But things are about to change. Nathaniel is in his first year of college, flung into new circumstances with new people to meet.

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There are public speaking classmates, lacrosse players—and then there’s the aspiring photographer who asks Nathaniel to be their model, who’s interested in more than what’s on the surface. Nathaniel feels like he’s moving forward—until a former friend shows up, someone who reminds him of habits and hurts he thought he’d left behind. From the author of Icebreaker comes a deeply felt, gorgeously told story about confronting what's buried, coming into your own, and finding your people.

Seen and Becoming

A college story about attention, old hurts, and coming into your own.

Come here for

  • The uneasy work of feeling real beyond an audience
  • New connections that see past the surface

Expect

  • A first-year college transition
  • Old habits and hurts resurfacing

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+82%
Mental Illness for Teens66%
College & Uni YA31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Friendship for Teens
  • New Experiences for Teens
  • Surviving Sexual Abuse
Authors
Zach Barela, A. L. Graziadei, Macmillan Audio
Publisher
Square Fish
Published
May 27, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Friendship for Teens