Exchanged

A student exchange program mix-up turns hilarious and heartwarming in this "idiots-to-lovers" YA rom-com from debut author Dan Perucco—cultural exchange has never been this complicated.

Enzo Rossi knows Irontown, Michigan—a declining mining town—isn’t exactly a dream study abroad destination. So when his family is chosen to host an exchange student, he jumps at the chance to spend his senior year with a fellow music nerd from the outside world.

But when the Rossis arrive at the airport expecting Davit from Georgia (the country), they’re greeted instead by Garrett Andersen—a handsome football jock from Georgia (the state). Somewhere, something got lost in translation.

Living across the hall from someone so cool, so hot, and so obviously straight is not what Enzo signed up for. He can’t stop putting his foot in his mouth, and Garrett is always ready with a comeback. Enzo writes Garrett off as a spoiled and cocky city boy; Garrett thinks Enzo is too stuck up for his own hometown.

Yet as Garrett dazzles the rest of Irontown with his Southern charm, Enzo keeps stumbling over his own feelings. The longer they’re thrown together, the harder it is for both boys to keep their guard up—and the closer they come to seeing each other clearly for the first time.