02812cam a2200481 i 4500 843055523 TxAuBib 20230614120000.0 220802s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781338745313 133874531X (OCoLC)1338147941 TxAuBib rda La Sala, Ryan, author. The Honeys / a novel by Ryan La Sala. First edition. New York, NY : PUSH, 2022. ©2022. 340 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Statement of responsibility from jacket cover. "Sometimes the darkest secrets lurk in broad daylight.". "Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions--and expectations--of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the prestigious Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy where his sister poured so much of her time. But with his grief still fresh, he insists on attending in her place. What Mars finds is a bucolic fairytale not meant for him. Folksy charm and sun-drenched festivities camouflage old-fashioned gender roles and a toxic preparatory rigor. Mars seeks out his sister's old friends: a group of girls dubbed the Honeys, named for the beehives they maintain behind their cabin. They are beautiful and terrifying--and Mars is certain they're connected to Caroline's death. But the longer he stays at Aspen, the more the sweet mountain breezes give way to hints of decay. Mars's memories begin to falter, bleached beneath the relentless summer sun. Something is hunting him in broad daylight, toying with his mind. If Mars can't find it soon, it will eat him alive"-- Front jacket flap. 014-017. 20230614. BPL: David Winn Bishop and Isabel MacPherson Bishop Memorial Fund. Siblings Fiction. Gender-nonconforming people Fiction. Boarding schools Young adult fiction. Sisters Death Fiction. Brothers and sisters Fiction. Gender nonconformity Fiction. Bees Fiction. Young adult fiction. Paranormal fiction. Horror fiction. LGBTQ+ fiction.