Synopsis
Ever since sixth grade, Ashton Price and their best friend and enduring crush, Ivy Santos, have spent their summers together at theater camp. Now it’s their last year before they part ways for high school, and Ash is determined to end it on a high note!
With Ash as stage manager and Ivy the lead in this year’s musical, this summer’s shaping up to be everything the two could have hoped for. Maybe Ash will even work up the courage to ask Ivy out! But between Ivy rehearsing long hours with her colead and Ash throwing themself into an ambitious stage production, will they end up drifting apart instead?
As summer wanes and September looms, Ash and Ivy’s friendship will change forever, one way or another.
From: Hachette Book Group
Notes on This Title
The main character of this title is nonbinary teen who has a crush on their female best friend. The supporting cast includes two teen girls who express romantic interest in our protagonist, as well as a teen boy who says that “girls aren’t really [his] thing”.
The cast has a variety of skin tones, but no racial or ethnic identities are established on-panel.
Awards
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Reviews
“Summer theater camp sets the perfect stage for an angsty, queer, and romantic middle school story.” (Source: Kirkus Reviews)
Interviews
Comic Book Club: “Robin Easter Goes Behind The Scenes Of ‘Upstaged,’ A Queer Theater Camp Graphic Novel”
YA Books Central: “Interview With Robin Easter (UPSTAGED)“