Not Straight by Savy Leiser

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Not Straight
by Savy Leiser
Hardcover | ISBN: 1972151002

Kyra Maeve Donovan has spent years trying to straighten out her life.

After surviving five miserable years of Catholic school trapped in a rigid back brace, the seventeen-year-old powerlifting star is finally beginning to feel in control of her future. Her scoliosis is manageable, her athletic career is thriving, and a college scholarship could be her ticket out of a suffocating neighborhood filled with religious judgment, nonstop family drama, and constant comparisons to her seemingly perfect older sister.

Then her back gives out during the state championship.

Suddenly, Kyra’s carefully planned future begins to unravel. Forced into physical therapy for the remainder of her junior year and terrified she may end up back in a brace permanently, Kyra struggles with frustration, fear, and the possibility that her body may not cooperate with the life she envisioned.

What she does not expect is Simone Jackson.

Strong, confident, and impossibly attractive, Simone is a rival powerlifter recovering alongside Kyra in therapy. As the two girls bond over competition, pain, ambition, and vulnerability, Kyra starts questioning more than her athletic future. For the first time, she begins to wonder if her spine is not the only thing about her that is not straight.

Funny, heartfelt, and emotionally honest, Not Straight is an ownvoices LGBTQ+ coming-of-age novel that explores disability, queer identity, first love, body image, family pressure, and the complicated relationship between strength and vulnerability. Savy Leiser delivers a deeply relatable story about learning to embrace the parts of yourself you were taught to “fix.”

Perfect for readers who love queer young adult fiction, sports-centered coming-of-age stories, and authentic disability representation, Not Straight is a powerful reminder that healing is not always about becoming who others expect you to be.