Soon Mark feels emboldened to get in front of and engage with voters-and even start a new romance. Still, thanks to countless seasons of Scandal and The West Wing, these nerds know where to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover. He didn’t grow up in this town, and he has few friends plus, the ones he does have aren’t exactly with the in-crowd. One big problem? No one really knows Mark.

But when he sees a manipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous rhetoric, Mark decides to risk the low profile he assured his father and insert himself as a political challenger.

To protect his father’s image, Mark promises to keep his past hidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is. It’s a cheap stunt, but Mark Adams knows it’s optics that can win or ruin an election.Įverything Mark learned about politics, he learned from his father, the congressman who still pretends he has a daughter and not a son. This is a novel that every teen needs.' -Kacen Callender, author of Felix Ever After 'Charming, stunning, and unapologetically queer.Vaseline on the teeth makes a smile shine. But with an investigative journalist digging into his past, a father trying to silence him, and the bully frontrunner standing in his way, Mark will have to decide which matters most: perception or truth, when both are just as dangerous. Soon Mark feels emboldened to engage with voters-and even start a new romance. Still, thanks to Scandal and The West Wing, they know where to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover. He didn't grow up in this town, and his few friends are all nerds. But when he sees a manipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous rhetoric, Mark risks his low profile to become a political challenger. Mark has promised to keep his past hidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is.

Everything Mark knows about politics, he learned from his father, the Congressman who still pretends he has a daughter and not a son. Red, White, & Royal Blue meets The West Wing in Jasper Sanchez's electric and insightful #ownvoices YA debut, chronicling a transmasculine student's foray into a no-holds-barred student body president election against the wishes of his politician father.

The [Un]popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez