Here’s the Thing (audiobook) by Emily O’Beirne

Description

In this sapphic young adult coming-of-age story, Zel must learn how to move forward without losing the people—and the version of herself—she thought she’d always return to.

Sixteen-year-old Zel is only in Sydney for a year. That’s what she keeps telling herself. Once it’s over, she’ll return to New York, to her unfinished subway project, and to Prim, her best friend and long-time crush; if Prim will even speak to her after what happened on Coney Island.

But life in Sydney refuses to stay temporary. An art teacher pushes Zel to look deeper, a group of unexpected classmates pulls her into a drama project, and Stella—always late, always intriguing—becomes impossible to ignore.

As Zel waits for answers from Prim while forming new connections, she finds herself caught between past and present, old feelings and new possibilities.