![]() A fast friendship blossoms as they learn how to work together, and that maybe their struggles and insecurities aren’t that different. Both realize the challenges of running a business, while harboring their own secrets. What transpires is a story of love, acceptance, and growth. Jordan needs help and Max offers to work the food truck with him for the summer. Max witnesses the meltdown and notices the cute, shy guy from his AP Lit class. ![]() In a fit of hysteria, Jordan’s mother panics and deserts the operation, leaving Jordan by himself to man the truck. Jordan’s father passed away a year ago leaving him and his mother to run the family food truck. Jordan, on the other hand, is thin, pale, snarky, and hilarious, though he lacks confidence and spends most of his time with his two “wives” as their gay sidekick. ![]() He is biracial with a supportive Latinx mother and a neglectful white father, who is touring a comedy act that is equivalent to pedestrian shock jock humor. Maximo, or Max, is athletic, muscular, confident, and openly gay, even around his “dude bros”. Once more, he delivers a story of summer romance and growth, while deftly tackling issues of identity, masculinity, and loss. ![]() The Music of What Happens is the latest from Bill Konigsberg, a pivotal voice in young adult Queer Literature. ![]()
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