Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

Dear Wendy

Ann Zhao

Feiwel & Friends · Hardcover · April 16, 2024

Two aromantic and asexual college students explore friendship, relationships, and queer identities in this bestselling debut described as "The platonic love story of my dreams!" by Alice Oseman, New York Times-bestselling creator of Heartstopper!

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Who it’s for
A quiet, contemporary read with a romantic edge and a simple, inviting setup.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+, YA Romance - LGBTQ+, Friendship for Teens
Published
Feiwel & Friends, April 16, 2024

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About this book

Two aromantic and asexual college students explore friendship, relationships, and queer identities in this bestselling debut described as "The platonic love story of my dreams!" by Alice Oseman, New York Times-bestselling creator of Heartstopper! Sophie Chi is in her first year of college and has long accepted her aroace (aromantic and asexual) identity.

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She knows she’ll never fall in love, but she enjoys running an Instagram account that offers relationship advice to students at her school. No one except her roommate can know that she’s behind the incredibly popular “Dear Wendy” account. When Joanna “Jo” Ephron (also a first-year student and aroace) created their “Sincerely Wanda” account, it wasn’t at all meant to be taken seriously. But now they might have a rivalry of sorts with Wendy’s account? Oops. As if Jo’s not busy enough having existential crises over gender identity, whether she’ll ever truly be loved, and the possibility of her few friends finding The One then forgetting about her! While tensions are rising online, Sophie and Jo grow closer in real life, especially once they realize their shared aroace identity. Will their friendship survive if they learn just who’s behind the Wendy and Wanda accounts?

Quiet Charm

A quiet, contemporary read with a romantic edge and a simple, inviting setup.

Come here for

  • soft-romantic setup
  • college-age contemporary vibe

Expect

  • young-adult voice
  • light, easy-browse pacing

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+59%
Friendship for Teens39%
YA Romance - LGBTQ+25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA LGBTQ+
  • College & Uni YA
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
Authors
Ann Zhao
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Published
April 16, 2024
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
YA LGBTQ+