The Trouble with Emily Dickinson

The Education of Queenie McBride is an LGBT young adult/teen novel about two high school girls dealing with their sexuality, their parents and their friends. First, meet Josephine Jenkins, better known as JJ! A high school senior at prestigious Sampson Academy, JJ’s a closet poet and a talented writer suffering from stage fright. She’s also committed the ultimate lesbian faux pas—she’s fallen in love with a straight girl. Meet uber popular Kendal McCarthy. She’s the campus beauty and a cheerleader. But she’s still searching for that elusive high school experience that will help her make sense of herself before she leaves for college. When JJ and Kendal cross paths, their lives suddenly become more interesting in ways that neither of them ever imagined. Stir in the unique and witty banter of Queenie McBride, JJ’s over-privileged, over-confidant, best friend, roommate and fellow senior who is less than supportive of JJ’s love interests. Queenie is the party-going lesbian socialite who revolts against her rich parents by spending their money as fast and frivolously as possible. This tale of innocent teen love exposes the reality of what can happen when two polar opposites collide in a most unexpected way—through the poetry of Emily Dickinson