Stonebridge Highâs resident bad boy, Wesley âBig Macâ Mackenzie, is failing senior yearâthanks to his unchecked anger, rowdy friends, and a tendency to ditch his homework for skateboarding and a secret photography obsession. So when his mom drags him to a production of The Nutcracker, Wes isnât interested at all ⊠until he sees Tristan Monroe. Mr. Nutcracker himself.
Wes knows he shouldnât like Tristan; after all, heâs a ballet dancer, and Wes is as closeted as they come. But when they start spending time together, Wes canât seem to get Tristan out of his head. Driven by a new sense of purpose, Wes begins to think thatâdespite every authority figure telling him otherwiseâmaybe he can change for the better and graduate on time.
As a falling out with his friends becomes inevitable, Wes realizes that being himself means taking a standâand blowing up the bad-boy reputation he never wanted in the first place.
From a debut author to watch, Skater Boy delivers a heart-wrenching, validating, and honest story about what it means to be gay in a world where you donât fit in.
âA poignant unraveling of the binds spun by toxic masculinity. Skater Boy kept me rooting for the disaster boy to find his way.ââXiran Jay Zhao, New York Timesbestselling author of Iron Widow