Inventing the Perfect Crush: Arguing for Middle-Grade Narratives with Aromantic Leads

In this article, I set out some of the concerns and issues I faced while planning and writing a middle-grade novel. The novel, Ash's Infallible Guide for the Perfect Crush, set in an Indian middle school, stars an aromantic protagonist. I argue that, while Young Adult (YA) fiction is seeing an...

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Main Author: Varsha Varghese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elen Caldecott & Lucy Cuthew 2025-07-01
Series:Leaf Journal
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Online Access:https://ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/view/121
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