Too Hot to Tango: A Graphic Novel

High School Musical meets Dirty Dancing in this feel-good queer romance with high stakes, hot tango, and camp hijinks delivered by two-time Emmy-nominated writer E.E. Salo and acclaimed cartoonist Megan Kearney

This summer, soccer superstar Honey is the coach at an elite sports camp. Soccer is Honey's whole world--after all, it got her a full ride to Stanford. Life is a game, that game is about winning, and Honey knows the rules by heart--that is, until she meets Teddi, the brusque Australian dance coach at the arts camp across the lake. Suddenly, Honey's heart has her forgetting all the rules . . .

When an inter-camp competition gone awry accidentally lands Teddi's dance partner with a broken arm, Honey volunteers to step in. With a crucial audition coming up, Teddi has no choice but to accept the offer.

As Teddi teaches Honey the steps, they start to match each other's rhythm on and off the dance floor . . . but do these opposites have what it takes to tango their way to the top? With steamy routines, camp shenanigans, and a high-stakes competition coming up fast, these girls will have to show the whole world just how in step with each other they really are.

E.E. Salo is an Emmy-winning producer for documentary television. She has worked on shows about science, sports, politics . . . and cowboys. She is also an amateur tap dancer who grew up on Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Center Stage. Too Hot to Tango is her answer to the eternal question: But what if this was gayer? Megan Kearney is a Toronto-based cartoonist with a background in animation and education. Her previous works have received favorable reviews, including two Kirkus Stars (Gothic Tales of Haunted Love, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms), an ALA Rainbow Project Selection (Secret Loves of Geek Girls, 2017), and a Junior Library Guild Gold List Selection (Corpse de Ballet, 2026). Her most recent title, Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms, was an ALSC reading list selection and is in-development for a film with Paramount Animation. She played the flute at band camp and has heard all the jokes already, thanks.