From Val Emmich, the bestselling author of Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel, comes a deeply affecting story of two teens who find themselves thrown together overnight during a snowstorm and discover a surprising connectionperfect for fans of Nina LaCour, David Arnold, and Robin Benway.
Tegan Everly is quiet. Known around school simply as the girl with the hand, shes usually only her most outspoken self with her friend Neel, and right now theyre not exactly talking. When Tegan is ambushed by her mom with a truth she cant face, she flees home in a snowstorm, finding refuge at a forgotten local attractionthe tiny Thomas Edison museum.
Shes not alone for long. In walks Mac Durant. Striking, magnetic, a gifted athlete, Mac Durant is the classmate adored by all. Tegan cant stand him. Even his name sounds fake. Except the Mac Durant she thinks she knows isnt the one before her nowthis Mac is rattled and asking her for help.
Over one unforgettable night spent consuming antique records and corner-shop provisions, Tegan and Mac cast aside their public personas and family pressures long enough to forge an unexpectedly charged bond andin the very spot in New Jersey that inspired Edisons boldest creationstotally reinvent themselves. But could Tegans most shameful secret destroy what theyve built?
Emotionally vivid and endlessly charming, Maybe Were Electric is an artfully woven meditation on how pain can connect uswe can carry it alone in darkness or share the burden and watch the world light up again.
