Hot Dog Girl
  • Published: 31 March 2020
  • ISBN: 9780525516279
  • Imprint: Penguin Books US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $29.99

Hot Dog Girl

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Now in paperback, a fresh and funny contemporary YA rom-com about teens working as costumed characters in a local amusement park.

A fresh and funny contemporary YA rom-com about teens working as costumed characters in a local amusement park.

Elouise (Lou) Parker is determined to have the absolute best, most impossibly epic summer of her life. There are just a few things standing in her way:

  • She's landed a job at Magic Castle Playland . . . as a giant dancing hot dog.
  • Her crush, the dreamy diving pirate Nick, already has a girlfriend, who is literally the princess of the park. But Lou's never liked anyone, guy or otherwise, this much before, and now she wants a chance at her own happily ever after.
  • Her best friend, Seeley, the carousel operator, has always been up for anything, but she's decidedly not on board when it comes to Lou's quest to set her up with the perfect girl or Lou's scheme to get close to Nick.
  • And it turns out that this will be their last summer at Magic Castle Playland—ever—unless she can find a way to stop it from closing.

    • Jennifer Dugan's sparkling debut coming-of-age queer romance stars a princess, a pirate, a hot dog, and a carousel operator who find love—and themselves—in unexpected people and unforgettable places.
    • Published: 31 March 2020
    • ISBN: 9780525516279
    • Imprint: Penguin Books US
    • Format: Paperback
    • Pages: 336
    • RRP: $29.99
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    About the author

    JENNIFER DUGAN

    Jennifer Dugan is a writer, a geek, and a romantic who writes the kinds of stories she wishes she’d had growing up. She’s the author of the graphic novel Coven, as well as the young adult novels Melt With You, Some Girls Do, Verona Comics, and Hot Dog Girl, which was called “a great, fizzy rom-com” by Entertainment Weekly and “one of the best reads of the year, hands down” by Paste magazine. She lives in upstate New York with her family, their dog, a strange kitten who enjoys wearing sweaters, and an evil cat who is no doubt planning to take over the world.

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    Praise for Hot Dog Girl

    Raves for Hot Dog Girl:
    "I'm wrecked with love for this funny, joyful, bighearted book." --Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

    "Both classic and new, hysterical and heartfelt, and packed with all the awesomeness and awkwardness of first love, first job, and the painful thrill of growing up." --Mackenzi Lee, bestselling author of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

    "A great, fizzy rom-com. [Dugan's] heroine, Lou, is beautifully realized: a complex bisexual woman who finds her desires and expectations challenged by a strangely magical world." --Entertainment Weekly

    "A hilarious delight. This wonderful romance novel set at a theme park makes for one of the best reads of the year, hands down." --Paste Magazine

    "This laugh-out-loud debut stole my heart." --Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone

    "A story of friendship growing into love. Elouise's big ideas don't always execute well but her foibles feel real." --The Washington Post

    "A fun romantic comedy that evokes the pleasures of summertime." --Kirkus Reviews

    "Readers looking for a frothy summer read won't regret this." --BCCB