Amelia, If Only illustrator-David Biedrzycki Pete’s Big Lunch

Pete’s Big Lunch

a beautiful girl who has run away from her difficult family

and the spirits of ancient religion and familial love celebrate the river that brought millions of new Americans to its shores through the generations

went missing two years ago

Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as a girl who simply wants to make the basketball team

Amelia, If Only illustrator-David Biedrzycki Pete’s Big Lunch#1 New York Times bestselling author Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Imogen, Obviously) is back with another novel of crushes, friendships, and finding love in unexpected places. A 2026 Rainbow Book List pick! Albertalli creates a realistic microcosm of queer and Jewish teen culture with no shortage of her signature humor and clever snark The friends banter is warm, endearing, and relatable. Fresh and witty on the surface,