Get Real, Chloe Torres

Get Real, Chloe Torres by Crystal Maldonado is a contemporary young adult novel published by Candlewick Press on May 13, 2025. This 320-page book follows Chloe Torres as she attempts to reunite her estranged best friends with a cross-country road trip to see their favorite boy band. As Chloe turns eighteen and prepares for her freshman year of art school, she grapples with the end of her adolescence and the unresolved feelings surrounding her friendships.
Readers will find a humorous and heartfelt exploration of friendship, love, and self-discovery in this romantic comedy. The story delves into themes of social issues and coming of age, featuring elements such as fat positivity and LGBTQ+ representation. As Chloe navigates the complexities of rekindling old friendships and confronting past feelings, the road trip becomes a backdrop for personal growth and emotional revelations.
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When Chloe Torres plans the perfect summer to reunite her estranged BFFs—a cross-country road trip to see their favorite boy band!—there’s only one difficulty… getting them to actually go along for the ride.
Chloe Torres’ birthday has always marked the end of summer—but as she turns eighteen and prepares to leave for her freshman year of art school, it feels like the end of more than that. It’s the end of her adolescence, which means it’s time to leave the past behind… but can she really let go of the two estranged best friends she left there?
NOPE. Chloe decides to take one more shot at healing the friend breakup she’s always regretted: planning the bucket-list trip neither girl can say no to. She’s taken care of everything: the car, the hotels, and concert tickets to see their favorite boy band’s reunion show in Las Vegas—stage seats, so close they can fangirl right in front of the boys’ faces. But first, her ex-BFFs have to say yes.
And to say yes, they’d all have to be talking… which they haven’t done since Ramona kissed Chloe, and everything imploded.
But with some clever finagling (and some undignified begging) Chloe gets them all on board. Of course, being in a car together for two weeks brings back old feelings… a lot of old feelings… and soon enough, Chloe wants Sienna, Ramona wants Chloe, and everything is on fireeeee.
This sizzling summer adventure from YA star Crystal Maldonado is a hilarious and heartfelt romcom with a little something for everyone: fat positivity, sapphic romance, a blazing love triangle, ADHD representation, a diversity of Latine identities, a once-in-a-lifetime roadtrip—and the perfect it’s-finally-happening kiss.
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