Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe |
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Fifteen-year-old Dante and Aristotle are opposites in almost every way but, nevertheless, the two boys are best friends, almost like two halves making a whole. Saenz' lyrical novel examines the bonds of friendship and the uncertainties and saving graces of love. |
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Ask the Passengers |
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There's only one thing Astrid Jones can do when a growing attraction to her co-worker Dee becomes too big and too confusing: send her love to airplane passengers flying overhead while she tries to figure out who she is down here on the ground. |
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Ask the Passengers |
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There's only one thing Astrid Jones can do when a growing attraction to her co-worker Dee becomes too big and too confusing: send her love to airplane passengers flying overhead while she tries to figure out who she is down here on the ground. |
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King, A. S. (Author) |
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2012 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
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Gay Lesbian Questioning |
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Coming out Dysfunctional families High schools Homophobia Relationships Small towns Teen girls |
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Unity Valley, Pennsylvania | |
Coming of age, Realistic fiction | |
9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
978-0316194686 (Hardcover) |
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Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Best Books of the Year (School Library Journal) Best Fiction for Young Adults (ALA YALSA) Best Young Adult Literature for Adults (Library Journal) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) |
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Between You & Me |
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Written as a screenplay, this book follows 16-year-old Phyre as she falls head over heels in love with her new drama teacher. Will Phyre discover what's right in front of her nose or let love slip away? |
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Between You & Me |
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Written as a screenplay, this book follows 16-year-old Phyre as she falls head over heels in love with her new drama teacher. Will Phyre discover what's right in front of her nose or let love slip away? |
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Calin, Marisa (Author) |
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2012 - Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers |
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Lesbian | |
Actors Best friends Crushes First love Friendship High schools Identity Romance Self-discovery Sixteen-year-olds Teachers Teen girls |
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Realistic fiction | |
7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) |
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Bitterblue |
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Eight years after the death of her father, the young Queen Bitterblue finds herself and her kingdom mired in secrets left over from his abusive reign. |
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Bitterblue |
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Eight years after the death of her father, the young Queen Bitterblue finds herself and her kingdom mired in secrets left over from his abusive reign. |
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Cashore, Kristin (Author) |
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2012 - Dial Books |
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Bisexual Gay Lesbian |
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Intrigue Memories Queens Secrets |
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Monsea | |
Fantasy | |
8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
978-0803734739 (Hardcover) |
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Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Best Fiction for Young Adults (ALA YALSA) Blue Ribbon Book (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) Readers' Choice Booklist (ALA YALSA) |
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Drama |
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Callie is a passionate theater geek who plunges into her middle school's production of "Moon Over Mississippi" with enthusiasm for all things theater: sets, props, lighting - you name it, she's on it. When twins Justin and Jesse join the cast, Callie quickly develops a crush on one and a friendship with the other, who is gay. |
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Drama |
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Callie is a passionate theater geek who plunges into her middle school's production of "Moon Over Mississippi" with enthusiasm for all things theater: sets, props, lighting - you name it, she's on it. When twins Justin and Jesse join the cast, Callie quickly develops a crush on one and a friendship with the other, who is gay. |
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Telgemeier, Raina (Author) |
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2012 - GRAPHIX |
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Allies Gay |
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Backstage Crushes Identity Middle schools Musicals Stage crews Theater Tween girls Twins |
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Graphic Novels | |
5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
978-0545326988 (Hardcover) |
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Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education) Editors' Choice Books for Youth (Booklist) Great Graphic Novels (ALA YALSA) Notable Children's Books (ALA ALSC) Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Gowns, Greasepaint, and Guitars List (ALA YALSA) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) |
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Every Day |
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Since birth, 16-year-old "A" has awakened daily in someone else's life, inhabiting a different body, and coping with a succession of variations in gender, race, sexual orientation, geographic location, circumstance, and appearance. It's a lonely existence, since "A" remains disconnected from others, resolving to do nothing to interfere with their lives. But then "A" falls in love with Rhiannon. Can love survive constant change? |
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See You at Harry's |
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Twelve-year old Fern is a quiet, thoughtful child in the middle of a close-knit but dysfunctional busy family. She longs to be brave like her namesake in Charlotte's Web, but her courage is soon put to the test when tragedy strikes outside the family restaurant and her life is turned upside-down. |
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See You at Harry's |
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Twelve-year old Fern is a quiet, thoughtful child in the middle of a close-knit but dysfunctional busy family. She longs to be brave like her namesake in Charlotte's Web, but her courage is soon put to the test when tragedy strikes outside the family restaurant and her life is turned upside-down. |
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Knowles, Jo (Author) |
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2012 - Candlewick Press |
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Gay | |
Bullying Coming out Death of a brother Families Fourteen-year-olds Gay brothers Grief Guilt Loss Restaurants Teen boys Tween girls Twelve-year-olds |
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Realistic fiction | |
6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade | |
978-0763654078 (Hardcover) |
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Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) |
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Street Dreams |
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Life, love, and hip-hop mix to push gay Maori teen Tyson to places he's afraid to go when he suddenly starts crushing on a straight guy he meets through his involvements in the local scene. |
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Street Dreams |
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Life, love, and hip-hop mix to push gay Maori teen Tyson to places he's afraid to go when he suddenly starts crushing on a straight guy he meets through his involvements in the local scene. |
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Wise, Tama. (Author) |
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2012 - Bold Strokes Books |
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Gay International Multicultural |
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Break dancing Coming out Crushes Friendship Graffiti Hip hop Māoris People of color Single-parent families Teen boys Urban neighborhoods |
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Auckland, New Zealand | |
Coming of age, Realistic fiction | |
9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults GLBTQ List (ALA YALSA) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) |
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home |
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It's 1987 and 14-year-old June's beloved Uncle Finn, a famous artist, has just passed away, felled by a mysterious new disease. In the process of recovering from his loss, she secretly begins to build a friendship with his partner Toby - the man her mother accuses of murdering her uncle. |
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home |
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It's 1987 and 14-year-old June's beloved Uncle Finn, a famous artist, has just passed away, felled by a mysterious new disease. In the process of recovering from his loss, she secretly begins to build a friendship with his partner Toby - the man her mother accuses of murdering her uncle. |
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Brunt, Carol Rifka (Author) |
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2012 - Dial Press |
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Gay | |
Art Death of an uncle Family secrets Fourteen-year-olds Friendship Gay uncles Grief HIV/AIDS Jealousy Loss Teen girls |
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New York, New York Westchester, New York |
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Coming of age, Historical fiction, Realistic fiction | |
9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
978-0679644194 (Hardcover) |
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Alex Award (ALA YALSA) Best Adult Books 4 Teens (School Library Journal) Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Editors' Choice Adult Books for Young Adults (Booklist) Top 10 First Novels (Booklist) |
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The Difference Between You and Me |
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Fifteen-year-old Jesse and Emily are as opposite and can be, and are as head-over-heels for each other as you can get. But when they're on opposite sides during a heated battle, can they keep the discussion separate from their relationship? |
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The Difference Between You and Me |
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Fifteen-year-old Jesse and Emily are as opposite and can be, and are as head-over-heels for each other as you can get. But when they're on opposite sides during a heated battle, can they keep the discussion separate from their relationship? |
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George, Madeleine (Author) |
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2012 - Viking Juvenile |
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Bisexual Lesbian |
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Activism Big-box stores Closeted teens Fifteen-year-olds Friendship High schools Protests Relationships Secrets Teen girls |
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Multiple points of view, Realistic fiction | |
8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
978-0670011285 (Hardcover) |
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Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) |
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post |
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When Cam's conservative aunt discovers her niece is a lesbian, she sends Cam to God's Promise, a church camp that promises to "cure" young people of their homosexuality. Cam's engaging voice tells her story with wry humor, intelligence, and a strong sense of place in eastern Montana. |
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post |
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When Cam's conservative aunt discovers her niece is a lesbian, she sends Cam to God's Promise, a church camp that promises to "cure" young people of their homosexuality. Cam's engaging voice tells her story with wry humor, intelligence, and a strong sense of place in eastern Montana. |
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Danforth, Emily M. (Author) |
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2012 - Balzer + Bray |
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Bisexual Lesbian |
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Church camps Coming out Conversion therapy Cures for homosexuality High schools Homophobia Identity Orphans Religious beliefs Sexual orientation Small towns |
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Montana | |
Coming of age, Historical fiction, Realistic fiction | |
9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
978-0062020567 (Hardcover) |
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Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Best Books of the Year (School Library Journal) Editors' Choice Books for Youth for Older Readers (Booklist) Lambda Literary Awards Finalist Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist (ALA YALSA) |
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson |
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On a cold Chicago night, two sixteen-year-olds -- one gay and one not -- meet and discover they have one big thing in common, their name. From then on, their lives, their friends, and their loves intertwine and culminate in the staging of one of the funniest high school musicals ever. |
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson |
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On a cold Chicago night, two sixteen-year-olds -- one gay and one not -- meet and discover they have one big thing in common, their name. From then on, their lives, their friends, and their loves intertwine and culminate in the staging of one of the funniest high school musicals ever. |
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Green, John (Author); Levithan, David (Author) |
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2010 - Dutton Juvenile |
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Gay | |
Dating Depression Friendship High schools Humor Musicals Relationships Teen boys Theater |
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Chicago, Illinois | |
Collaborative fiction, Coming of age, Multiple points of view, Realistic fiction | |
9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade + | |
9780142418475 (Paperback), 9780525421580 (Hardcover) |
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Best Books for Teens (Kirkus Reviews) Best Fiction for Young Adults (ALA YALSA) CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Rainbow Book List (ALA GLBTRT & SRRT) Stonewall Book Awards - Children's and Young Adult Literature Award Honor Books (ALA GLBTRT) |
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