DEACON LOCKE WENT TO PROM

In this funny and clever contemporary romance stand-alone, the love life of an unusually tall, good-looking yet awkward teen takes an unforgettable turn after he brings his grandmother to prom.

Promposals are taking over Deacon Locke’s high school and there is no place left to hide. Even Elijah, resident oddball, is looking to score a date. Although graduation is looming and prom could be his last chance to connect with the classmates he has always kept at a distance, shy and unusually tall Deacon does not think he can get up the nerve to ask anyone. Especially given the theatrics involved nowadays.

It is not until Deacon confides in his witty and outgoing best friend Jean that he realizes she could be a great person to take to the dance. She is fun, and kind of weird – like him. He is always relaxed around her, too. Only problem is Jean is not your typical prom date. She is older. A lot older. And she is also Deacon’s grandmother.

Strange as it may seem, Deacon does not really care what the social fallout might be from having Jean on his arm. He is not exactly popular, so what does he have to lose? But when Deacon meets Soraya — a girl unlike any other he has ever met — he fears he has totally squandered his chances of having a prom he will never forget. Deacon could not be more wrong. About everything. This funny, offbeat, and smile-inducing story is award-winning author Brian Katcher’s latest novel.

Brian Katcher is the author of the Stonewall Book Award-winning novel Almost Perfect, The Improbable Theory of Ana & Zak, Playing with Matches, and Everyone Dies in the End. He lives in central Missouri with his wife and daughter. When he is not writing he works as a school librarian. He also drove 150 miles to attend junior prom at his date's school, and it was worth it.