In "The Dangerous Art of Blending In" by Angelo Surmelis, the story follows a high school senior named Ewan, who struggles with his identity and the pressures of fitting in. With an overbearing mother and a group of classmates who don’t understand him, Ewan grapples with his emerging sexuality and the fear of rejection. His world begins to change when he develops a complicated friendship with the enigmatic and daring classmate, who helps him navigate his feelings and find the courage to be true to himself. The novel explores themes of acceptance, love, and self-discovery. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2018 by Balzer & Bray/Harperteen .