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It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He's terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he's gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media's images of men dying of AIDS. Judy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle Stephen, a gay man...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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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 more than a potion to help her. She's hiding a secret: the beast responsible for the disappearances is her own mother, who was turned into a terrible monster by magic gone...
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2011
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.
4) Boys
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Nederlands
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In this beautiful and uplifting gay romance, two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.
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Heartstopper volume 2
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English
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"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."--provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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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 parade....
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Told in alternating voices, Crest, a merperson, who grudgingly undergoes a mandatory sojourn to help a human within one moon cycle or risk staying on land forever, suddenly develops feelings for his beneficiary Sean, leaving them torn between two worlds.
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Heartstopper volume 3
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English
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"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...
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Series
WYND volume vol 2
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Wynd, Oakley, Thorn, and Yorik take the next step in their dangerous quest across Esseriel, but are soon attacked by a mysterious enemy. Can Wynd rise to the moment and if so, at what cost? And when Wynd is captured and taken to the Faeries' hidden capital deep in the Weird Woods, his friends must rescue him before he's put on trial...and Basil, Titus, and Ash unknowingly lead an even greater threat to the Faerie City--Vampyres!"--
Author
Publisher
Skyscape
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life. Then in one reckless moment, with one impulsive tweet, his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown--literally--out the closet. The downside: the whole world knows, and Jules has to prepare for rejection. The upside: Jules now has the...
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"In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die. He has...
12) Golden boys
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best friends, bonded in their small rural town by their queerness, their good grades, and their big dreams. They are about to embark on the summer before senior year of high school, where each is going on a new, big adventure, from attending a design school in Paris to interning on Capitol Hill for a U.S. Senator. What will this summer of new experiences and world-expanding travel mean for each of them--and for...
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Seaside stranger volume 6
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
For five years Mio and Shun have been living with Shun's family in Hokkaido, far from the sunny Okinawan island where they first met. But when an unexpected accident forces the couple to re-think their living situation, they decide to return to Shun's old stomping grounds: Tokyo! Shun even decides to go back to work while Mio takes a much-needed break. Now that they have a place of their own for the very first time, will they finally be able to rekindle...
Author
Series
Wynd volume 3
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The land of Esseriel is a darker and more dangerous place than ever, as tensions between the Human and Faerie realms build to the brink of war. Could Wynd be the only hope for peace? Danger, betrayal, and even some romance confront our heroes at every turn, while elsewhere, the Duke makes murderous plans of his own. Things seem dire, but help from an unexpected figure might just be the lifeline Wynd and Merien need... even though the final battle...
15) In deeper waters
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Language
English
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Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family's kingdom for the first time. His first taste of adventure comes just two days into the journey, when their crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning derelict vessel. Tasked with watching over the prisoner, Tal is surprised to feel an intense connection...
Author
Series
Seaside stranger volume 4
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Shun and Mio attend Visitors' Day at Fumi's elementary school, Shun runs into his former classmate and crush, Wada. Though Shun is shaken, Mio grows strangely close to this carefree character from his lover's past. And if that weren't stressful enough, the novel Shun's been agonizing over is about to be published!" --
Author
Series
Seaside stranger volume 3
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A DELICATE DISCLOSURE. After returning to Shun's hometown--and moving into his family's old shop--Shun and Mio have begun their new, if slightly offbeat, life. But just as they're settling in, Shun's younger brother, Fumi, catches these two lovers in the act! With Sakurako's help, Shun tells Fumi the unvarnished truth. Will his family finally be able to accept him for who he is?"--Page [4] of cover.
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English
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"2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's...
19) Our colors
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Series
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Set in contemporary suburban Japan, Our Colors is the story of Sora Itoda: a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synaesthetic hues of blues and reds, and is governed by the emotional turbulence of being a teenager. He wants to live honestly as a young gay man in high school, but that is still not acceptable in Japanese society. His best friend and childhood confidante Nao, a young woman whom everyone thinks is (or should...
Author
Series
Seaside stranger volume 1
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A romance that will cleanse your heart! Ever since his parents disowned him for being gay, Shun has been living with his aunt on a small island near Okinawa. One day, he meets Mio, a high school student who recently lost his own parents and now spends his days sitting by the sea. The two young men begin to open up to each other... until Mio reveals that he's leaving. Three years later, an adult Mio returns to the island to confess his true feelings,...