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King Cheer by Molly Booth

King Cheer

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Molly Booth, Stephanie Strohm, Jamie Green

Disney Publishing Group · Ebook · February 6, 2024

Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a queer dramedy!

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Who it’s for
Molly Booth reworks King Lear as a contemporary queer dramedy about Leah’s uncertain future.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+ Comics, YA Classic Adaptation Comics, YA Coming-of-Age Comics
Published
Disney Publishing Group, February 6, 2024

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About this book

Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear as a queer dramedy! When cheer captain Leah steps down months before graduation, the team is shocked. Waitlisted by her dream college, questioning her identity, and suffering from senioritis, Leah needs to hand the captain’s poms off and focus on her future.

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But when the competition for captaincy goes awry, power-hungry twins take command of the squad and immediately pit the cheerleaders against the basketball team in a fight for glory. Balls fly, pom-poms shake, hearts are broken—and only one person can heal the rift between the teams. But first she’ll have to heal herself. As full of heart as it is backflips and three-pointers, King Cheer is a warm and witty story of self-discovery, friendship, and finding the courage to face your future.

King Lear in Cheer

Molly Booth reworks King Lear as a contemporary queer dramedy about Leah’s uncertain future.

Come here for

  • A queer reimagining of King Lear centered on cheer captain Leah.
  • Cheerleaders and basketball players clashing over team glory.

Expect

  • Cheerleading, basketball, friendship, and questions of identity.
  • A team rivalry stirred by a contest for captaincy.

Where it sits

YA LGBTQ+ Comics55%
YA Coming-of-Age Comics34%
YA Classic Adaptation Comics32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Classic Adaptation Comics
  • YA Humorous Comics
  • YA LGBTQ+ Comics
Authors
Molly Booth, Stephanie Strohm, Jamie Green
Publisher
Disney Publishing Group
Published
February 6, 2024
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
YA Classic Adaptation Comics