This Must Be the Place by Quindlen, Kelly

This Must Be the Place

Inheriting a gay bar from your secretive great-uncle? Awkward. Trying to save it while catching feelings for...
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Author: Kelly Quindlen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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This Must Be the Place by Quindlen, Kelly

This Must Be the Place

$25.18

This Must Be the Place

$25.18
Author: Kelly Quindlen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Inheriting a gay bar from your secretive great-uncle? Awkward. Trying to save it while catching feelings for the wrong girl? Complicated. From the author of She Drives Me Crazy comes an exuberant YA novel about queer joy, found family, and standing your ground.

When eighteen-year-old Louisa Wade inherits a gay bar from her late great-uncle, she figures there's been some kind of mistake. There's no way Uncle George--football legend and hometown hero of Rustin, Alabama--could have secretly owned a queer bar... right?

But The Frisky Cricket is real, and so is the messy legacy Uncle George left behind--including his grumpy ex-partner, Hatch, who wants nothing more than to sell the bar. Louisa may have zero business experience, but she's determined to keep it open for the vibrant queer community that calls it home.

As the summer heats up, Louisa's crusade puts her on a collision course with Aubrey Calhoun: the pretty, popular, and sharp-tongued daughter of Rustin University's newly crowned football coach. The girls start off on the wrong foot, but a tentative truce leads to late nights, shared secrets, and a growing spark.

But things threaten to sputter out when Coach Calhoun sets his sights on The Frisky Cricket, scheming to replace it with a new athletic facility--celebrating Uncle George's football career while erasing his queerness. Now Louisa must decide if she can fight for Uncle George's legacy without losing sight of herself in the process.

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION

Don't miss the other YA offerings from Kelly Quindlen, "master at portraying the teen experience." (SLJ)
*HER NAME IN THE SKY: Kelly's debut novel that started it all, a sapphic romance about two best friends who fall in love and find the courage to choose--and be--themselves.
*SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY: a sapphic enemies-to-lovers, fake dating rom-com about a high school basketball player and the pretty cheerleader she gets into a fender bender with.
*LATE TO THE PARTY: a queer coming-of-age story about what it means to be a "real" teenager and an ode to late bloomers everywhere.

Author: Kelly Quindlen
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781250911063
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2026
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026
School Library Journal 03/01/2026 pg. 79
Publishers Weekly 03/30/2026

About the Author
Kelly Quindlen is the bestselling author of the young adult novels She Drives Me Crazy (winner of the Volunteer State Book Award), Late to the Party, and Her Name in the Sky. Her books have been featured in The New York Times, Business Insider, Vulture, and Paste. Kelly enjoys speaking to high school GSAs, PFLAG groups, and all manner of LGBTQ+ positive organizations. She lives in Atlanta with her fiancée and their saucy cat, Peach Marie. kellyquindlen.com

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