THE REBEL'S GUIDE TO PRIDE

With a gentle Southern accent, Michael Crouch narrates this story about figuring out who you are. When the Pride celebration in Zeke's small town of Beggs, Alabama, is abruptly canceled, he finds himself organizing underground speakeasies. But this puts him at odds with his friends in his high school's Queer Straight Alliance, who feel like he's taking too many risks, and with his father, whose law firm is supporting the mayor's reelection campaign and "family first" agenda. Crouch communicates all of Zeke's confusion, anxiety, and hope as he wrestles with his dad's expectations, the kind of activism he wants to pursue, and the kind of person he wants to be--all while exchanging messages with a boy and maybe beginning a relationship that goes beyond hookups. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]