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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Jonathan Hopkirk and Adam "Kurl" Kurlansky are partnered in English class, writing letters to one another in a weekly pen pal assignment. With each letter, the two begin to develop a friendship that eventually grows into love. But with homophobia, bullying, and devastating family secrets, Jonathan and Kurl struggle to overcome their conflicts and hold onto their relationship, and each other.
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Brian has always been anxious, whether at home, or in class, or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn't know if things will ever be "normal" again . . . Ezra's always been popular. He's friends with most of the kids on his basketball team-even Brian, who usually keeps to...
3) Heat wave
Author
Series
Extraordinaries volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Heat Wave is the explosive finale to the thrilling and "uproariously funny" (Sophie Gonzales) Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune! Nick, Seth, Gibby, and Jazz are back in action bringing justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City. An unexpected hero returns to Nova City and crash lands into Nick's home, upturning his life, his family, and his understanding of what it means to...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James. Born under different stars--Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic--they should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all. Their environment is a hyper-masculine and sectarian one, for gangs of young men and the violence they might dole out dominate the Glaswegian estate where they live. And yet against all odds Mungo and James become best friends as they find a...
Author
Series
Extraordinaries volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Nick would rather write fanfiction about the feats of heroism and romantic entaglements he imagines for the very real superheroes who inhabit his city. When he meets Nova City's biggest hero (and his biggest crush), however, he resolves to become a superhero himself.
If being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom was a superpower, Nick Bell would be a hero. Instead he's just a fanboy with ADHD, posting online. After a chance...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? CHARLIE: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me." NICK: "Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films....
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 3
Language
English
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Description
"Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick has even found the courage to come out to his mom. But coming out isn't something that happens just once, and Nick and Charlie try to figure out when to tell their friends that they're dating. Not being out to their classmates gets even harder during a school trip to Paris. As Nick and Charlie's feelings get more serious, they'll need each other more than...
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
111, 4 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's been more than a year since Simon and Blue turned their anonymous online flirtation into an IRL relationship, and just a few months since Abby and Leah's unforgettable night at senior prom. Now the Creekwood High crew are in their first years at different colleges, navigating friendship and romance the way their story began-- on email."--
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Nick and Charlie are best friends, but one kiss has changed everything. In the aftermath, Charlie is sure that Nick isn't interested, but Nick is more confused than ever. Love works in surprising ways, and Nick comes to see the world from a new perspective. He discovers all sorts of things about his friends, his family... and himself."--
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x, 338 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people. While many of these teens can't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth the kind of happiness, potential, and satisfaction their lives hold if they can just get through these early years.
Author
Series
Nico di Angelo adventures volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Nico, the son of Hades, and his boyfriend Will, the son of Apollo, travel to Tartarus, the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld as they attempt to rescue an old friend.
As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life-literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace,...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Micah Summers runs a popular Instagram full of drawings of his numerous imaginary boyfriends (ninety-nine so far)--though he's never had a real boyfriend before. But when a meet-cute with Boy 100 goes wrong, Micah embarks on a Prince Charming-like quest throughout Chicago to find true love--for real this time."--Amazon.
Author
Language
English
Description
When her sister goes missing on the Bend, becoming the second girl to disappear from the wildlife preserve, Natasha turns to a local girl rumored to be a witch to find her.
The car Natasha's sister was driving was found abandoned on the edge of a local nature preserve known as the Bend. Della's family has channeled magic from the Bend for generations, providing spells for the desperate. When Natasha turns up on her doorstep, Della knows it will take...
15) Small town pride
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jake is just starting to enjoy life as his school's first openly gay kid. While his family and friends are accepting and supportive, the same can't be said about everyone in their small town of Barton Springs, Ohio. When Jake's dad hangs a comically large pride flag in their front yard in an overblown show of love, the mayor begins to receive complaints. A few people are even concerned the flag will lead to something truly outlandish: a pride parade....
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A trans pianist makes a New Year's resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win back his ex, but a new boy complicates things in Edward Underhill's heartfelt debut YA rom-dram, Always the Almost.
18) Becoming a queen
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
407 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Reeling from a family tragedy, seventeen-year-old Mark finds his escape in a purple, sequenced, puff-sleeved princess dress, which becomes an unexpected outlet for his grief as well as a path towards love and self-expression.
20) Heartbreak boys
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When their ex-boyfriends get together and start Instagramming a disgustingly perfect summer of love, Jack and Nate decide to concoct a mutual Insta-worthy summer adventure of their own to prove they're just fine and everything's great. Of course, it's hard to have an epic summer road trip when they're stuck in a van with Nate's mid-life crisis-bound parents and his annoying younger sister. And it's been years since Jack and Nate have said more than...
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