Sailor on the Edge

Seventeen-year-old Sailor never imagined he'd spend his final year of high school on a remote farm in Bishop, Indiana. After losing his parents, he's been drifting—surviving his aunt and uncle's rigid household and trying not to take up too much space. But when they send him to live with his withdrawn grandfather, Sailor has no choice but to trade city life for watermelon fields, barn chores, and a town where he sacrifices being himself so he can fit in.

Sailor is determined to finish the school year, keep his head down, and move on. But Bishop has other plans. He forms an unexpected bond with Calvin, a neurodivergent neighbor whose quiet world of sketchbooks and insects draws Sailor in. Then there's Aspen—the reserved, frustratingly unreadable boy at school who won't talk to Sailor . . . until he does.

As the summer stretches on, love, heartbreak, and loss push Sailor to the edge of who he thought he was—and who he might become. Because sometimes the life you're running from is exactly where you're meant to be.

Perfect for fans of Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Adam Silvera, and Robbie Couch, Sailor on the Edge is a heartfelt young adult novel about first love, queer identity, and the quiet power of choosing your own path.