Buried Feelings

Praise for Buried Feelings: A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!“A delightful romance, treasure hunt, and celebration of queer history all rolled into one. The teens at the center of it are navigating their evolving identities while learning how the past can help us through the present. Thank you, Kit Rosewater, for reminding us that we have never been alone.”—Kelly Quindlen, bestselling author of She Drives Me Crazy “Kit Rosewater’s Buried Feelings is a complete treasure of a story—full of heart, wit, and adventure. Every teen (and adult!) should read this book!“—Jenny L. Howe, author of Love at Full Tilt“Kit Rosewater’s Buried Feelings is pure gold! A hilarious cast of characters, a slow burn romance full of glorious tension, and a story bursting with queer joy and history. If this book had existed when I was in high school, it would have changed my life!“—Kendahl Landreth, Happy Wife, Happy Life book club “A joyous love letter to discovery, history, and the friendships that change us, Buried Feelings is an irresistible journey filled with endless heart and humor.”—Julian Winters, award-winning author of Right Where I Left You“In between the heart-fluttering romance and page-turning adventure, there’s a bold, beautiful affirmation of living—and loving—out loud.“—Brian D. Kennedy, award-winning author of A Little Bit Country “With her signature charm, Rosewater takes readers on a fun, heartfelt quest in search of riches more valuable than fame and fortune. A treasure of a book you won’t be able to put down!” —Matthew Hubbard, author of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge“Rosewater effortlessly weaves the queer past and present together like clues in a treasure hunt that lead toward a bright future. The real puzzle of Buried Feelings is how one book contains so many clever tricks and yet still wears its heart on its sleeve so beautifully.”—Cale Plett, author of Wavelength and The Saw Mouth “A heart-melting and immersive love letter to both LGBTQ+ history and the history of an all-consuming, blurred-lines best friendship that would blow up any queer teen’s life. Rosewater’s masterfully woven hunt reveals the treasure that awaits when we face our pasts and open ourselves up to a second chance at love.“—Rebecca Bendheim, author of When You’re Brave Enough

Kit Rosewater lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her partner and two small children who are bent on destroying the universe. She is the author of All’s Fair in Love and Field Hockey, as well as The Derby Daredevils, an illustrated middle grade series. Kit has been a theater and English teacher, a bookseller, a Children’s Literature academic, and a Hot Cheetos addict. That’s all behind her now. Well, most of it.