The Honeys

Ryan La Sala

The Honeys
Ryan La Sala

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After the alarming death of their twin sister Caroline, Mars returns to the prestigious summer camp that they haven't been back to for years because of an incident of homophobia. But Mars decides to attend in Caroline’s place and try and work out just what happened to her. What Mars finds is by turns shocking and twisted, and they will never be the same.

Content Warnings: Death of a sibling, Homophobia, Grief, Talk of suicide, Murder

Discussion Questions

How does Mars' queerness affect the story? How it is a part of the horror of the story and how it is not a part of it?
What clues to the ending of the novel does La Sala include earlier in the text?

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Classroom Connections

This could be used as a text in a 11-12 ELA course focusing on magical realism or horror.
This could be used for book groups in an ELA or Health course where discussions of LGBTQIA+ and/or mental health were happening.

Ryan La Sala

Author
https://www.ryanlasala.com/

Ryan is the author behind the bestselling cottagecore horror, The Honeys, which is in development to become a major motion picture with Anonymous Content. He is also the author of Reverie and Be Dazzled. He has been featured in The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Tor.com, and one time Shangela from RuPaul’s Drag Race called him cute!

Hi 4th book, Beholder, is highly anticipated and scheduled for publication on October 3, 2023, with Scholastic Press.

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