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2023.
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"Anthony "Ant" Stevenson isn't sure when he stopped being a virgin. Or even if he has. The rules aren't always very clear when it comes to boys who like boys. In fact, relationships of all kinds feel complicated, even with Ant's oldest friends. There's Charlie, who's both virulently homophobic and in a secret physical relationship with Ant. Then there's drama kid Jack, who may be gay and has become the target of Charlie's rage. And, of course, there's...
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"Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground...
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2023.
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"From the day they met, Dearie and Cole have been two against the world. But whenever something bad happens at Stone Grove High School, they get blamed. Why? They’re beautiful, flirtatious, dangerously clever queen bees, and they’re always ready to call out their fellow students. But they’ve never faced a bigger threat than surviving senior year, when Mr. Sandman, a famous, never-caught serial killer emerges from a long retirement—and his...
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"On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he?s a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard in the fall, his prospects are bright. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer?an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. No one knows except Meredith, his best friend, the daughter of prominent Washington insiders?and the one person who seems...
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In this hilarious and heartfelt debut novel, an aspiring screenwriter learns sometimes love has its own script. Harry wants nothing more than to write Hollywood screenplays. He knows the first step toward achieving that goal is winning a screenwriting competition that will seal his admission into the college of his dreams, so he's determined to spend his summer free of distractions--also known as boys--and finish his script. After last year, Harry...
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"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. 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. Except Jake doesn't...
11) Fell of dark
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Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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August thought living in a vampire town was the worst fate that could befall him, but when an annoyingly cute undead messenger boy tells him he's the chosen one standing between Earth's continued existence and an ancient power bent on destruction, he understands things can always get worse.
12) Heartstopper
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Graphix, a Scholastic imprint
Pub. Date
2020-
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English
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Shy and softhearted Charlie strikes up a friendship with rugby player Nick, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, their friendship grows into something more.
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"Milo Connolly has managed to survive most of high school without any major disasters...Even so, all he wants his senior year is to fly under the radar. Everything is going exactly as planned until the dreamy and charismatic Marcos Price saunters back into his life after a three-year absence...To make matters worse strange things have been happening around his sleepy Florida town ever since Marcos' return...Milo and Marcos find themselves faced with...
15) Road home
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In this final chapter in his memoir trilogy, the author tells the story of his coming out and his father's rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survival on the streets as he searches for a place to call home.
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"Just days before spring break, Neil Kearney is set to fly across the country with his childhood friend (and current friend with benefits) Josh to attend his brother's wedding. Then Josh tells Neil that he's in love with him. With Josh still attending the wedding, Neil needs to find a new date to bring along. Almost against his will, he drafts his horrible roommate, Wyatt. At first, Wyatt (correctly) thinks Neil is acting like a jerk. but when they...
17) Libre
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2017
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Primera edición en México.
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Español
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Es sábado, es verano y, aunque todavía no lo sabe, todo en la vida de Adam Thorn está a punto de desmoronarse. Quizá finalmente logre encontrar su liberación. Pero no tiene mucho tiempo, porque algo extraordinario y perturbador ha despertado en los confines del lago y se ha puesto en marcha.
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Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
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Primera edición.
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Español
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A sus quince años, Mungo, un adolescente con una sensibilidad diferente al resto de los chicos del vecindario vive en un barrio obrero del Glasgow de la era post-Thatcher, en el seno de una familia protestante: sin padre, con una madre alcohólica y un hermano que representa todo lo que él odia. En un ambiente masculinizado, rodeado de paro y peleas callejeras, solo cuenta con el apoyo y el cuidado de su hermana, Jodie. Tras un altercado familiar,...
20) Desert echoes
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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YA Genres: Coming of Age
YA Genres: Realistic Fiction
YA Reads: LGBTQ+
YA Topics: Books about Grief and Loss
YA Genres: Realistic Fiction
YA Reads: LGBTQ+
YA Topics: Books about Grief and Loss
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Fifteen-year-old Kam is head over heels for Ash, the boy who swept him off his feet. But his family and best friend, Bodie, are worried. Something seems off about Ash. He also has a habit of disappearing, at times for days. When Ash asks Kam to join him on a trip to Joshua Tree, the two of them walk off into the sunset . . . but only Kam returns. Two years later, Kam is still left with a hole in his heart and too many unanswered questions. So it feels...
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