{"product_id":"encore","title":"Encore!","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER ONLY. PLEASE PLACE PREORDERS AS SEPARATE ORDERS FROM ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE FULFILLED IMMEDIATELY. ITEMS ORDERED WITH PREORDER BOOKS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE PREORDER IS AVAILABLE FOR FULFILLMENT. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAVAILABLE JUNE 02, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Miles Toriko Burks, Miles Toriko Burks (Illustrated by)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this queer rom-com graphic novel for fans of \u003ci\u003eHeartstopper \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBloom, \u003c\/i\u003etwo ex-best childhood friends reconnect again in high school only to discover they might be something more than friends. Based on the popular Webtoon of the same name!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSenior year is in full swing, and Clay’s determined to have a good year filled with friends, theater dreams, and newfound confidence. But when his ex–best friend, Aron, suddenly reappears in his life—and his theater class—it throws a wrench in all of Clay’s plans. Annoyingly, the two are paired up during an improv exercise, and being vulnerable together onstage swirls up all sorts of old, complicated feelings. Even more annoyingly, Aron is acting like there’s nothing weird or confusing about being back in each other’s orbits again. Which is ironic, since Aron was the one who ghosted Clay in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs their class assignment continues and they spend more and more time together, Clay isn’t sure he can keep his old feelings buried. But can he trust Aron again, after everything they’ve been through?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEx-Best Friends to Maybe Lovers: Once inseparable, now painfully awkward, Clay and Aron navigate what’s changed--and what hasn’t--between them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Second Chance at a First Love: Years after things fell apart, reconnection brings back feelings neither of them every truly moved on from.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-Burn High School Romance: At the start of senior year, emotions feel bigger, riskier, and harder to ignore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheater Kids: Onstage vulnerability encourages emotional honesty that seeps into their real lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperAlley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47847865712791,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/9780063282452_ae5ed.jpg?v=1779898277","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/encore","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}