While Talia is mostly concerned about an on-again-off-again relationship with Erin, her nonbinary school sweetheart, Mark is focused entirely on getting to Toronto Pride for the first time. When a family emergency gets Mark and Talia’s estranged families back together for the first time in a while, the two end up clashing almost constantly, with Mark’s sister, Paige, being one of the few voices of reason to keep things from falling into complete chaos. The only thing that ties the two together at all is their shared queer identities. Mark just wants to have fun, even if that means breaking rules, causing trouble, or even getting drunk and disorderly in the middle of an already tense week-long stay at a remote family cabin. Talia is a stickler for rules, generally hates disorganization, and wants people to get along. That is, if they can figure out how to start seeing things through each other's eyes.When You Get the Chance follows Mark and Talia, cousins who could not be more different.
With a bit of luck, and some help from a series of unexpected new friends, they might just make it to the big city and find what they're looking for.
When a series of complications throws everything up in the air, Mark and Talia-with Mark's little sister Paige in tow-decide to hit the road for Toronto. Mark, on the other hand, is just looking for some fun, and Toronto Pride seems like the perfect place to find it.
Talia is desperate to see her high school sweetheart Erin, who's barely been in touch since leaving to spend the summer working at a coffee shop in the Gay Village.
Mark and Talia are both queer, but they soon realize that's about all they have in common, other than the fact that they'd both prefer to be in Toronto. When their grandfather dies unexpectedly, Mark and Talia find themselves reunited at the cottage once again, cleaning it out while the family decides what to do with it. Living on opposite coasts-Mark in Halifax and Talia in Victoria-they haven't seen each other in years. Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships in this contemporary novel-perfect for fans of David Levithan and Becky Albertalli.Īs kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event.
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