Rest in Peaches
by Alex Brown
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Pub Date Oct 15 2024 | Archive Date Nov 15 2024
Page Street Publishing | Page Street YA
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Description
Quinn Marcelo wouldn't necessarily win the award for Most Popular Person at her school, but unbeknownst to her peers, Quinn entertains them at every football, basketball, and baseball game—as Peaches the Parrot, her high school's God-like mascot.
When someone sabotages the legendary Peaches costume at the Homecoming Game, Quinn's left unmasked and humiliated. After all, Peaches' identity was a closely guarded secret and a point of pride for nearly everyone at Olivia Newton-John High. As if that wasn't enough, Little Peaches, a new, real parrot that the PTA got to enhance the Peaches Experience, is kidnapped right after Quinn's unmasking.
Determined to uncover the culprit, Quinn publicly unravels the lives of everyone in her path—including Tessa Banks, the most popular girl in school—in a no-holds-barred conspiracy-fueled investigation. But when a killer starts going after the people implicated in Quinn's mascot disaster, she must race to uncover the truth behind her feathery faux-pas—before the truth kills her, too.
Advance Praise
"The perfect teen slasher: bloody, laugh-out-loud funny, and with a mascot destined to join classic horror icons. Readers will tear through this book in one sitting."—Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She Is a Haunting
"Full of blood, guts, parrot costumes, and twists that will make you gasp - the perfect Halloween comedy for all you queer slasher fans!"—Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth and Hell Followed With Us
“Delightfully unhinged! A non-stop thrill ride that conjures up all the joys of a 90s slasher flick.”—Christine Calella, author of The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray
"A compelling mystery-thriller that channels all the best parts of campy slasher fics. With a bloodstained-yet-sweet romance at its core, Rest in Peaches (and Little Peaches, and the best Peaches to ever Peach) squawked, baby-kissed and back-flipped its way into my heart."—Leanne Yong, CBCA shortlisted author of Two Can Play That Game
"Zany, propulsive, and unapologetically queer. If you’re a fan of deftly plotted thrillers that are also full of heart, PTA chaos, and a healthy side of parrotphernalia (with a few dead bodies thrown in the mix), this one’s for you."—P. H. Low, author of These Deathless Shores
"A twisty, suspenseful, campy, hilarious Peach-perfect romp of a slasher that will keep the pages turning and the excitement high. The dynamic cast of characters lead by two brilliant sapphic Filipino Final Girls will have readers at the edge of their seats, cackling and ma-cawing, until the satisfying, action-packed end."—Justine Pucella Winans, Stonewall Honor Book Award recipient, author of Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything
"An edge of your seat, thrilling slasher sure to delight YA Horror fans, with punchy humor, twists at every turn, a queer romance to root for! Readers are going to eat this one up!"—Lisa Springer, author of There's No Way I'd Die First
"Wickedly funny, riotously queer, and delightfully unhinged, Rest in Peaches is both a love letter to and a send-up of the classic teen slasher."—Rebecca Mahoney, author of The Valley and the Flood and The Memory Eater
"The funniest book I've read in years, and ultimately a perfect horror comedy. Peaches the Parrot is a horror icon, and we all should bow to Peaches' genius. Starring queer Filipina final girls who you're certain to root for at every twist and turn, Rest in Peaches is an unhinged delight."—Cody Roecker, Teen Librarian, Naperville Public Library
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9798890030702 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 336 |
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Featured Reviews
Franki B, Reviewer
Thank you Page Street YA and Colored Pages Book Tour for the gifted ARC of this book! All thoughts are my own!
This book was honestly EXACTLY what I needed for this Spoopy Season. This book has humor, romance, horror, thrills, and boy does it keep you on your toes! Not only am I screaming over the high school name (named after the amazing Olivia Newton-John), but the dedication to old school and new school horror references, the unearthly amount of times Gritty is mentioned, the campy horror vibes. I really think this book can be for everyone (keep in mind the content warnings of course). I can't wait to read the authors other works and see what else the author comes up with!
Utopia S, Reviewer
Rest in Peaches is a thrilling investigative story about ambition and revenge. While it's easy to get sucked into the mystery and action, what I appreciated is the exploration of the theme of masks. For Quinn, she's made being Peaches her entire personality. She identifies with Peaches and the persona it gives her. When she's Peaches, she feels a sense of being larger than herself and so when she's exposed, it's incredibly traumatic for her. Who is she without Peaches? And this theme continues to be discussed in Rest in Peaches. Who are all the faces behind the masks and what motivations do we have to don a mask?
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