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The (Un)Popular Vote

by Jasper Sanchez

Narrator TL Thompson

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Length 11 hours 48 minutes

Language English

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“"All we owe to each other is the best we have to give." This is now underlined along with several other lines like "God, this boy's laugh could eclipse the sun." I flew through this book, but did pause a couple of times to look up a few unfamiliar-to-me words. This is the first book I've read about a transgender teen, and it won't be the last. Look, high school is hard enough with all the different cliques, bullying, keeping up with others, daily fashion show, and what car you drive. Being yourself, having good friends, being supported, and most importantly being loved (plus hot chocolate and macarons) is crucial. Such a delightful book with sweet characters, kind gestures, physical touch, and more. Simply one of the best YA books I've read in a long time. Bravo to Jasper Sanchez!”
— Sara • Roundabout Books

Summary
About the author

Red, White, & Royal Blue meets The West Wing in Jasper Sanchez’s electric and insightful #ownvoices YA debut, chronicling a transmasculine student’s foray into a no-holds-barred student body president election against the wishes of his politician father.

Optics can make or break an election. Everything Mark knows about politics, he learned from his father, the Congressman who still pretends he has a daughter and not a son.

Mark has promised to keep his past hidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is. But when he sees a manipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous rhetoric, Mark risks his low profile to become a political challenger.

The problem? No one really knows Mark. He didn’t grow up in this town, and his few friends are all nerds. Still, thanks to Scandal and The West Wing, they know where to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover.

Soon Mark feels emboldened to engage with voters—and even start a new romance. But with an investigative journalist digging into his past, a father trying to silence him, and the bully frontrunner standing in his way, Mark will have to decide which matters most: perception or truth, when both are just as dangerous.

“Mind-bogglingly good. This is a novel that every teen needs.” —Kacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After

""Charming, stunning, and unapologetically queer."" —Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best and The Ghosts We Keep

LGBTQIA+ Fiction YA Fiction

Jasper Sanchez s a transmasculine author from the heart of Northern California wine country. He earned his BA in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and his MA in cinema and media studies from UCLA. He now lives in Seattle with his cat, Simon, who might be more opinionated than he is. When he’s not writing, he can be found wandering museums, scouring the city for the best espresso, and annotating lists of his favorite Star Trek episodes. You can visit him online at www.jaspersanchez.com.