Golden Boys, Phil Stamper

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Golden Boys
by Phil Stamper
Paperback | February 7, 2023

It’s the summer before senior year, and best friends Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are finally ready to step beyond their small, rural town and into bigger worlds.

Bonded by their queerness, their academic ambition, and their shared dreams, the four boys each head off on a different path for the summer. Gabriel volunteers at an environmental nonprofit in Boston. Reese studies design in Paris. Sal interns on Capitol Hill for a U.S. senator. Heath travels to Florida to help out at his aunt’s boardwalk arcade. For the first time, they’re separated by distance, oceans, and entirely new experiences.

As the summer unfolds, each boy begins to discover more about who he is, what he wants, and how love, independence, and ambition can reshape a life. But growth doesn’t come without strain. With miles between them, the boys must confront how change affects not just themselves, but the friendships they’ve relied on for so long.

Warm, joyful, and emotionally resonant, Golden Boys is a heartfelt YA novel about queer friendship, first love, chosen family, and the bittersweet thrill of becoming your own person. Phil Stamper delivers a celebratory summer story filled with hope, honesty, and the kind of bonds that don’t disappear just because everything else is changing.