{"product_id":"meet-me-at-the-picket-line-9780063025820","title":"Meet Me at the Picket Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A swoon worthy romance wrapped in courage, solidarity, and queer happiness!\"--Mason Deaver, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Wish You All the Best\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnionizing his job wasn't on Eli Goldstein's summer bucket list--but neither was falling for his irritatingly self-righteous \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ehandsome school rival. Sparks fly on the picket line in this hilarious, coming-of-age rom-com that's perfect for fans of Jason June, Page Powars, and A.M. Woody! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll's fair in love and solidarity...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEli Goldstein might be the only teenager looking forward to earning minimum wage at his objectively terrible summer job. Not only will he be working at the kitschy roadside museum he loves, he'll finally have the down payment for his top surgery with a first-class surgeon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the museum really is a late-stage capitalist hellscape, and Eli's co-workers--led by his irritatingly self-righteous and annoyingly attractive school rival, Efraín--plan to unionize. With his sanity and safety at risk on the job, Eli knows he has to join their campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf he and Efraín can stop bickering long enough to keep their ragtag union together, they might actually have a shot. But when management begins to grow suspicious, Eli will have to make a choice: Is he willing to stand in solidarity with his friends and the boy he's starting to fall for, even if it means risking his job and the key to his life-changing surgery? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jasper Sanchez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.52w x 1.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063025820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanchez, Jasper:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasper Sanchez \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe (Un)Popular Vote\u003c\/i\u003e, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. He earned his BA in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and his MA in cinema and media studies from UCLA. While neither degree prepared him for the neoliberal hellscape of late-stage capitalism, they did push him to join the IWW as a red card-carrying Wobbly. He is a Californian by birth, disposition, and more recently, choice. When he's not writing, he can be found kvetching about capitalism and conversing with his cat. You can visit him online at www.jaspersanchez.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jasper Sanchez \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363694325917,"sku":"9780063025820","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ea35c349-9f41-4483-92e2-99dd963f5b49.jpg?v=1780428505","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/meet-me-at-the-picket-line-9780063025820","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}