A middle schooler navigates the challenges of feeling invisibleliterally and figurativelyas she comes to terms with her asexual identity in this poignant speculative novel perfect for fans ofEllie Engel Saves HerselfandJennifer Chan Is Not Alone.

Seventh grade has just started, but Olivia Gray already knows this year is different. Her brother ignores her for his crush, and all her friends talk about is who likes who, something Olivia has never cared abouteven when Robbie, the most popular boy in school, asks her to the fall formal. After unknowingly rejecting him, Olivia goes viral on the social app KruShh. As the chatter about Robbie and dating grows, Olivia starts to feel left out to the point of feeling invisibleliterally.

Seen only by her new librarian and a friendly kid named Jules, Olivia flickers in and out of sight whenever the topic of romance comes up. As she begins to realize she might be asexual, Olivia struggles to actually use the label because of the negative perception behind it. All she wants is to be normal, but can she really fit in without disappearing completely?

Ciera Burch is a lifelong writer and ice cream aficionado. She has a BA from American University and an MFA from Emerson College. Her fiction has appeared inTheAmerican Literary Magazine,Underground,Five Points,Stork, andBlackbird. Her work was also chosen as the 2019 One City One Story read for the Boston Book Festival. While she is originally from New Jersey, she currently resides in Washington, DC, with her stuffed animals, plants, and far too many books. Visit Ciera at CieraBurch.com.

• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Publish Date: March 17, 2026
• Pages: 272
• Language: English
• Type: Hardback
• EAN/UPC: 9781665972628
• Dimensions: 209.6 X 139.7 X 16.9 mm | 0.8 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Kids, LGBTQ+, Kids