

Fan Art
by Sarah Tregay
Release Date:
06/17/14
Harper Teen
Summary from
Goodreads:
When the picture
tells the story…
Senior year is almost over, and Jamie Peterson has a big
problem. Not college—that’s all set. Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No,
it’s the worst problem of all: he’s fallen for his best friend.
As much as
Jamie tries to keep it under wraps, everyone seems to know where his affections
lie, and the giggling girls in art class are determined to help Jamie get
together with Mason. But Jamie isn’t sure if that’s what he wants—because as
much as Jamie would like to come clean to Mason, what if the truth ruins
everything? What if there are no more road trips, taco dinners, or movie
nights? Does he dare risk a childhood friendship for romance?
This book is
about what happens when a picture reveals what we can’t say, when art is truer
than life, and how falling in love is easy, except when it’s not. Fan Art
explores the joys and pains of friendship, of pressing boundaries, and how
facing our worst fears can sometimes lead us to what we want most.
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An Excerpt from
Fan Art, by Sarah Tregay:
Chapter Six
In art, Ms. Maude
has the lights off and the projector on, and we’re flying through art history
at breakneck speed. We started the semester with the cave paintings in Lascaux
and, with three weeks of classes to go, we are up to Marcel Duchamp and his
urinal. Ms. Maude is certain we’ll get up to present-day art by the end of the
term, but the class has a bet going—most of the girls say she will and the guys
say she won’t.
I write $1 in my
notebook and slide it across the table to Eden.
In my pocket, she
writes back.
I’m about to write
No way when Ms. Maude leaps ahead half a decade and sums up Dadaism in one
sentence. No fair. She segues to the Bauhaus, and I know I should be listening.
Those Bauhaus dudes are the founding fathers of graphic design.
But I’m not
listening. You going to prom? I write. Again I slide my notebook to Eden.
She looks at me,
an are-you-crazy? expression on her face.
I gesture at the
note.
She writes
something. Slides the notebook back. No.
Why not? I
scribble.
She doesn’t wait
for me to pass the notebook; she just reaches over and writes. No date.
Be mine.
She looks at me
again then writes: I thought you were gay.
I freeze. How the
hell does she know?
Eden takes the
paper back before I write anything. And you want to go to prom with me?
Yes.
Not possible, she
scribbles.
Why not?
Ms. Maude glances
our way, and Eden pretends she’s taking notes on the lecture. When she slides
my notebook back, it reads: You’re out of my league. Not to mention the wrong
gender.
The wrong gender?
I try not to look surprised and I ignore that part. What league?
The popular one.
I’m not popular.
I’m in band.
Eden sighs as if
I’m clueless, and she pushes my notebook back at me without an answer.
Please, I write. I
didn’t know dating involved so much persuasion.
Why?
Because you’re
cool. I offer her the notebook.
She reads my note
and shakes her head.
She fake gags on
her finger.
Because I’ll have
a good time if you’re there.
Eden smiles.
And I have a prom
date.
Art:
Character
Interview with Jamie Peterson
Hi, I’m Jamie
Peterson. Fan Art is about what happened at the end of my senior year.
So, you’re on the
Gumshoe staff? I heard there was a little problem this year.
Yes, Gumshoe is
our high school literary magazine. I’m the graphic designer so I put the layout
together. And I might have, um, added a graphic short story that the others had
rejected. It was a love story about two boys. It had to be published.
Who is your best
friend?
Mason Viveros—the
one with the mop of dark curls and the chunky black glasses. We’ve been friends
since third grade. He’s really smart—speaks three languages—but he doesn’t brag
about it. He’s also good at fixing cars, which can come in handy on a road
trip.
Do you have a
crush?
Yeah. On Mason.
Not on purpose. Everyone knows friend crushes are the worst—even guy-girl
friend crushes—drama, angst, broken hearts, you name it. It’s bad—real bad. And
straight-guy-gay-guy friend crushes? I don’t even want to think about that
apocalypse.
Are you out?
Sort of. I’m out
with my mom and step-dad. And some of the girls at school know, not that I told
them. Good gaydar, I guess. But I haven’t told Mason. I mean, how do you tell
someone that you’ve been keeping a secret from him since middle school?
Will you be glad
when senior year is over?
Hell, yeah.
Between the many visits to the principal’s office for the Gumshoe incident and
the Redneck—I mean Nick O’Shea—thinking I ratted him out about the senior prank
I can’t wait to get out of here.
About the Author

Raised without
television, Sarah Tregay started writing her own middle grade novels after she
had read all of the ones in the library. She later discovered YA books, but
never did make it to the adult section. When she's not jotting down poems at
stoplights, she can be found hanging out with her "little sister"
from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Sarah lives in Eagle, Idaho with her husband,
two Boston Terriers, and an appaloosa named Mr. Pots. Her next book, Fan Art,
will be released in June.
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