They’ll do everything they can to drive a wedge between them and ruin Ishu’s chances of becoming head girl.
It’s the perfect plan to help them achieve their goals, until Hani’s friends become jealous that she’s spending more time with Ishu.
When Hani approaches her about fake dating, she agrees on one condition–that Hani help her become more popular so she can win the school’s head girl election. Cornered into proving her sexuality, she tells them she’s dating someone-Ishita “Ishu” Dey, the straight A student who seems more concerned with studying than relationships. Apparently, she can’t be bi if she’s only dated guys. When Humaira “Hani” Khan comes out to her friends as bisexual, they immediately doubt her. Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar However, when I think about ‘queer experiences’ and ‘family’, the crossroads here can be fraught – and it can be doubly fraught for queer people of colour. Family, whether by blood or found, is incredibly important to us and the way that we form, shape, and navigate who we are as people in the world, and I feel like there’s no better age category for such explorations than young adult fiction.
‘Family’ is a theme that I will always love to read about in young adult fiction. Our Friend is Here: Pride Month Edition is a month-long event at The Quiet Pond during the month of June, queer authors are invited to celebrate being queer, queer books, and their experiences of being a queer author! Find the introduction post for Pride Month here. Our Friend is Here! is a guest feature at The Quiet Pond, where authors, creatives, and fellow readers, are invited to ‘visit’ the Pond! In Our Friend is Here! guest posts, our visitors (as their very own unique character!) have a friendly conversation about anything related to books or being a reader - and become friends with Xiaolong and friends.
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