"Two teens from vastly different worlds discover that sharing their strengths, including the love of their friends and family, may just be the path to finding wholeness within themselves"-- Provided by publisher Jessamine Monet's family is complicated. Her twin brother Joel has a secret boyfriend; her transgender cousin Solange is flourishing despite her dying mother's disappointment; Jess is still caught up in memories of Katrina and other past trauma. When Tennessee Williams-- a rich white boy named after the writer-- asks her out, she knows falling for him would be a burden she can't afford to carry. At the mercy of his mom's destructive creativity and his dad's hypermasculine expectations, Tennesse finds Jessamine's caring and aloof nature a welcome distraction. As senior year progresses the two bond over the difficulty of loving the emotionally unavailable Monet twins. Can this group of friends make peace with each other, their families, and most importantly, with themselves? -- adapted from jacket
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