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101) Lone stars
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
""Generous and epic....[Deabler's] Lone Stars takes us through generations of a singular family, whose loves and losses also tell us a story about America itself..."* Lone Stars follows the arc of four generations of a Texan family in a changing America. Julian Warner, a father at last, wrestles with a question his husband posed: what will you tell our son about the people you came from, now that they're gone? Finding the answers takes Julian back...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Celebrate some of the LGBTQIA+ community's modern-day trailblazers, champions, and icons who have shaped, or are shaping, our world, from well-known public figures and allies to others you will wish you had heard of earlier. Covering topics including coming out, gender, mental health, and activism, this book is packed full of empowering quotes, inspiring life lessons, and helpful advice that will encourage you to embrace your story and find your...
103) In deeper waters
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Prince Tal is on his long-awaited coming-of-age tour when he meets the intriguing and roguish Athlen, and when he is kidnapped by pirates, Athlen is his only hope of escape.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From a young Harvard- and Cambridge-trained historian, the secret history of the fight for gay rights that began a generation before Stonewall. In 1957, Frank Kameny, a rising astronomer working for the U.S. Defense Department in Hawaii, received a summons to report immediately to Washington, D.C. The Pentagon had reason to believe he was a homosexual, and after a series of humiliating interviews, Kameny, like countless gay men and women before him,...
106) Love & other curses
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Sammy, sixteen, spends his summer in small-town New York falling in love with a trans boy, spending time with his drag queen friends, and dealing with family issues.
108) Gays in the military
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Explores such aspects of the gays in the military debate as whether they should be allowed to serve openly, the effects of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, and what the impact of their serving openly would be on the military.
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork. Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book. -- Rainbow Rowell, author of Carry On Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows,...
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 01
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and...
112) Playing a part
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Grishka has grown up in the closed world of a puppet theater in Russia, but now that world seems to be falling apart--his best friend needs an operation, financial difficulties are forcing people out, his homosexual friend Sam, the jester, is leaving for Holland and Grishka no longer knows what role he himself is playing.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. Both a primer for teens eager...
Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens. From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier, to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain, forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent or an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco...
Author
Series
Fence volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The boys of Kings Row are off to a training camp in France! The team will have to face superior fencers, ex-boyfriends, expulsion, and even Nicholas's golden boy and secret half-brother, the infamous Jesse Coste"--
118) BrĂ¼no
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
As Bruno travels the world in search of fame, no one, whether they are celebrities, politicians or even terrorists, will be spared from his signature sense of style and his wickedly off-kilter manner. And, yes, they are all real situations. Prepare yourself for non-stop laughs and outright gasps when you experience the unforgettable antics of Bruno. Bonus material included.
119) Be dazzled
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Language
English
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Description
Seventeen-year-old Raffy is determined to win a cosplay competition that could lead to art school admission and respect for his talent, but being paired with his main competitor, ex-boyfriend Luca, complicates things.