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A wrenching and layered debut novel about a gay teen's coming-of-age in the aftermath of his father's suicide.
Colin's teenage sister teases him mercilessly, his autistic brother lashes out at him, and he has a crush on his best friend, Andy. When his father commits suicide Diane, his mother, seeks solace in therapy. Awash in guilt, Colin casts about for someone to confide in: first his estranged grandfather, then a predatory science teacher. But...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
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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 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...
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Scholastic Press
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IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Questioning if their love is strong enough to survive being apart as Nick prepares to leave for university, Nick and Charlie find things spiraling out of control as they try to make sense of where things stand between them.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
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"Brian has always been anxious, whether at home, or in class, or on the basketball court...but after he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks...Ezra wants to help, but he worries if he's too nice to Brian, his friends will realize that he has a crush on him...But when Brian and his brother run away, Ezra has no choice but to take the leap and reach out. Both boys have to decide if they're willing to risk sharing...
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Balzar + Bray, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers
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IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
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A fierce coming-of-age novel about identity and the liberating power of drag follows the experiences of a mixed-race teen in London who struggles to connect with his heritage before coming out and establishing his place in Drag Society.
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Dutton
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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.
9) Young Mungo
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Knopf Canada
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The brilliant novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain. ... Now Stuart returns with Young Mungo, his extraordinary second novel. Five years in the writing, it is both a page-turner and literary tour de force, a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a deeply moving and highly suspenseful 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...
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Blue Rider Press
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"A searing debut novel centering around a gay-to-straight conversion camp in Mississippi and a man's reckoning with the trauma he faced there as a teen. Grad student Will Dillard has largely buried memories of the summer he spent at a camp intended to "cure" homosexuality. But when he finds out a horror movie based on the camp is hitting theaters, he's forced to face his past -- and his role in another camper's death. As he recounts the events surrounding...
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Skyscape
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IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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With the one person who understands him fifteen hundred miles away, Jules must face his fears about coming out alone, which accidentally propels him into the life he's always dreamed of.
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Heartstopper volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
16) Fire song
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Annick Press
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A family tragedy forces Shane, a gay Native American teenager in Northern Ontario, to choose between staying home to help support his family or leaving for college and the freedom to be himself.
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"Do you want to support your gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender child, but you're worried about saying the wrong thing? For those that don't know where to begin, this singularly helpful and hopeful book provides tools to help you and your child navigate a world that doesn't feel welcoming. Author Telaina Eriksen knows this first-hand through raising her queer daughter. In Unconditional, she shares her hard-won wisdom along with top experts' advice...
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Push
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A young gay Brazilian who has tested negative for HIV after a long-term relationship reluctantly introduces his HIV-positive ex to a new friend who has been recently diagnosed, before the three find their lives intertwined by the disease's ongoing realities.
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Levine Querido
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Ante's life has been steeped in Sami tradition. It is indisputable to him that he, an only child, will keep working with the reindeer. But there is something else too, something tugging at him. His feelings for his best friend Erik have changed, grown into something bigger. Ante is so aware of Erik and his body in relation to his own; everything he does matters so much. What would people say if they knew? And how does Erik feel?
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