{"product_id":"9781665939812","title":"The No-Girlfriend Rule","description":"\u003cb\u003eJulie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a shot at real, swoon-worthy love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollis Beckwith isn’t trying to get a girl—she’s just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with anxiety, the start of senior year brings enough to worry about. And besides, she already has a boyfriend: Chris. Their relationship isn’t particularly exciting, but it’s comfortable and familiar, and Hollis wants it to survive beyond senior year. To prove she’s a girlfriend worth keeping, Hollis decides to learn Chris’s favorite tabletop roleplaying game, Secrets \u0026amp; Sorcery—but his unfortunate “No Girlfriends at the Table” rule means she’ll need to find her own group if she wants in.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEnter: Gloria Castañeda and her all-girls game of S\u0026amp;S! Crowded at the table in Gloria’s cozy Ohio apartment, the six girls battle twisted magic in-game and become fast friends outside it. With her character as armor, Hollis starts to believe that maybe she \u003ci\u003ecan \u003c\/i\u003ebe more than just fat, anxious, and a little lost.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut then an in-game crush develops between Hollis’s character and the bard played by charismatic Aini Amin-Shaw, whose wide, cocky grin makes Hollis’s stomach flutter. As their gentle flirting sparks into something deeper, Hollis is no longer sure \u003ci\u003ewhat \u003c\/i\u003eshe wants…or if she’s content to just play pretend.","brand":"Christen Randall","offers":[{"title":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers |  Hardback  |  2024-03-05","offer_id":44663098540287,"sku":"9781665939812","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ca420858-11e0-45ff-8a96-54c825f20b66.jpg?v=1704532529","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781665939812","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}