The State of Us

"Dre and Deanhave got my vote!"—Adib Khorram, award-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay

When Dean Arnault's mother decided to run for president, it

wasn't a surprise to anyone, least of all her son. But still that doesn't mean

Dean wants to be part of the public spectacle that is the race for the White

House—at least not until he meets Dre.

The only problem is that Dre Rosario's

on the opposition; he's the son of the Democratic nominee. But as Dean and

Dre's meet-ups on the campaign trail become less left to chance, their

friendship quickly becomes a romantic connection unlike any either of the boys

have ever known.

If it wasn't hard enough falling in love across the aisle, the

political scheming of a shady third-party candidate could cause Dean and Dre's

world to explode around them.

It's a new modern-day, star-crossed romance about what itreally means to love your country—and yourself—from the acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and Brave Face, Shaun David Hutchinson.