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Your Own Worst Enemy

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For fans of Andrew Smith and Frank Portman and the movies Election and Ferris Bueller's Day Off comes a hilarious and satirical novel about the highs and (very low) lows of the electoral process, proving that the popular vote is the one that matters most.

Stacey Wynn was the clear front-runner for Lincoln High student council president. But then French-Canadian transfer student Julia Romero entered the race...and put the moves on Stacey's best friend/campaign adviser, Brian.

Stacey also didn't count on Tony Guo, resident stoner, whose sole focus is on removing the school's ban of his favorite chocolate milk, becoming the voice of the little guy, thanks to a freshman political "mastermind" with a blue Mohawk.

Three candidates, three platforms, and a whirlwind of social media, gaffes, high school drama, and protests make for a ridiculously hilarious political circus that just may hold some poignant truth somewhere in the mix.

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    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2019
      Overachieving high-school junior Stacey is a shoo-in for student body president--until Julia, the French Canadian new girl, and Tony, a "not stereotypically Asian" pothead, decide to run against her. Jack's satirical examination of the American political process through the lens of a high-school election is both laugh-out-loud funny and thought-provoking. Rotating points of view offer insight into the motives of the diverse cast of characters.

      (Copyright 2019 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

    • Kirkus

      Starred review from September 1, 2018
      A stoner, a type-A achiever, and a new girl with a secret fight for the class presidency.Stacey Wynn, who is white, is running unopposed for student body president of her California high school--and that's just the way things should be. Her best friend, Brian, who she suspects may be gay, is her campaign adviser, which is working great until his (secret) crush, new student Julia Romero, decides on a whim that she is running too. And for reasons no one can understand, Chinese-American underachiever Tony Guo is also now on the ballot. What should have been a sure thing--in Stacey's mind--is now a true election, and it soon devolves into a game of scheming and back-stabbing. Each candidate hides a troubled home life and strained family relationships, but Julia's struggle is especially central to the election's conflicts; the French-Canadian child of a white mother of Italian descent and a sperm donor, she appears Latinx but her mother has refused to reveal her donor's ethnic heritage. The story begins two weeks before the election, and the hijinks are chronicled by an unintentionally hilarious and earnest student blogger. Discerning readers will appreciate the timely and astute exploration of both the gravity and levity of identity politics and the critique of neoliberal ideals. Sharply observed--but so sharp it may be missed by less woke readers--this is satire at its best. (Fiction. 14-18)

      COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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