The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles)

"This book is the queer, fat girl rom-com of my dreams! Plus-size fashion, a fat girl falling in love, nuanced friendships, and cheeseburgers! Did I mention cheeseburgers?" Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin' Seventeen, fashion-obsessed, and gay, Abby Ives has always been content playing the sidekick in other peoples lives. While her friends and sister have plunged headfirst into the world of dating and romances, Abbys been happy to focus on her plus-size style blog and her dreams of taking the fashion industry by storm. When she lands a great internship at her favorite boutique, shes thrilled to take the first step toward her dream career. Then she falls for her fellow intern, Jordi Perez. Hard. And now shes competing against the girl shes kissing to win the coveted paid job at the end of the internship. But really, nothing this summer is going as planned. She also unwittingly becomes friends with Jax, a lacrosse playing bro-type who wants her help finding the best burger in Los Angeles, and shes struggling to prove to her motherthe citys celebrity health nutthat shes perfectly content with who she is. Just as Abby starts to feel like shes no longer the sidekick in her own life, Jordis photography surprisingly puts her in the spotlight. Instead of feeling like shes landed a starring role, Abby feels betrayed. Can Abby find a way to reconcile her positive yet private sense of self with the image others have of her?