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By Raphael Simon. 2021
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Secret Series comes a darkly funny story about a boy who…
wants the world to disappear. This fantastical quest for comfort and belonging is perfect for fans of classics like The Phantom Tollbooth and Coraline. Mickey is angry all the time: at his divorced parents, at his sister, and at his two new stepmoms, both named Charlie. And so he can't resist the ad inside his pack of gum: "Do you ever wish everyone would go away? Buy The Anti-Book! Satisfaction guaranteed." He orders the book, but when it arrives, it's blank--except for one line of instruction: To erase it, write it. He fills the pages with all the things and people he dislikes . . . Next thing he knows, he's wandering an anti-world, one in which everything and everyone familiar is gone. Or are they? His sister soon reappears--but she's only four inches tall. A tiny talking house with wings looks strangely familiar, as does the mysterious half-invisible boy who seems to think that he and Mickey are best buds. The boy persuades Mickey to go find the Bubble Gum King--the king, who resides at the top of a mountain, is the only one who might be able help Mickey fix the mess he's made. Full of humor and surprise, and slyly meaningful, this is a Wizard of Oz for today's generation--a fantastical quest for comfort and belonging that will resonate with many, many readers.By Helena Vicente, Vicent L. Ochoa. 2021
El amor verdadero es tan raro de encontrar como una rosa en la niebla... pero está por encima de cualquier…
circunstancia. Desde hace siglos una temible maldición asola a la aldea pesquera de Carraig. Durante siglos han sufrido la plaga del mar y durante siglos han aplacado a la maldición sacrificando a una de sus jóvenes doncellas a la Bestia para vivir un año más sin miedo. Ese año es la puerta de Erin la que aparece pintada. Ella es la elegida y nada ni nadie puede salvarla. Pero Erwin, su hermano mellizo, tan parecido a ella que todavía los confunden, no puede soportar verla desaparecer para siempre. Desesperado; vestido de doncella, haciéndose pasar por su hermana y con el corazón encogido por el miedo, se embarcará hacia el siniestro risco donde le espera su final. Sin embargo, en lugar del monstruo, Erwin encuentra a Aillen, un joven príncipe atormentado por una maldición muy diferente a la que le contaron en la aldea y que no sospecha que Erwin no es la doncella prometida... Pero la maldición es real. Una muy difícil de romper. Porque solo alguien que se enamore de Aillen puede romper el hechizo y... ¿quién podría amar a una Bestia? *** Un emocionante retelling de La Bella y la Bestia con protagonistas LGTB.By Saundra Mitchell. 2019
O livro da nova aposta da Netflix: a adaptação do grande êxito musical da Broadway The Prom! Emma e Alyssa…
só queriam dançar juntas, não pretendiam dar início a uma revolução… Emma Nolan sonha apenas com uma coisa neste mundo: dançar com a namorada Alyssa no baile de finalistas. Mas na sua pequena cidade de Edgewater, Indiana, é quase como pedir a lua. Alyssa Greene é a rapariga mais popular do liceu, presidente do Conselho de Estudantes e filha da presidente da Associação de Pais. Mas esconde um segredo: o seu relacionamento com Emma. Quando se espalha a notícia de que Emma tenciona levar uma rapariga ao baile, há tanto alvoroço que a Associação de Pais ameaça cancelá-lo. Até que Barry Glickman e Dee Dee Allen entram em ação: quando as duas estrelas da Broadway ouvem falar do caso, decidem assumir a causa para obter um pouco de publicidade em troca. Mas quando chegam a Indiana para travar a luta em nome de Emma, as suas boas intenções dão para o torto. Com Emma a enfrentar o preconceito, Alyssa a perguntar-se se deveria sair do armário, e Barry e Dee Dee a desfrutar de toda a atenção dos media, a tempestade perfeita está prestes a rebentar. Cabe a Emma e Alyssa mostrar à sua pequena cidade de Indiana - e ao mundo - que vale sempre a pena lutar pelo amor. Agora também um filme na Netflix, com Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, James Corden, Andrew Rannells e Ariana DeBose! «Uma abordagem divertida e atual do drama dos bailes de finalistas.» Kirkus ReviewsBy Heather Walter. 2021
A princess isn&’t supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this &“bewitching and fascinating&” (Tamora Pierce) retelling of &“Sleeping Beauty,&”…
true love is more than a simple fairy tale. &“Walter&’s spellbinding debut is for all the queer girls and women who&’ve been told to keep their gifts hidden and for those yearning to defy gravity.&”—O: The Oprah MagazineOnce upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love&’s kiss. You&’ve heard this before, haven&’t you? The handsome prince. The happily ever after. Utter nonsense. Let me tell you, no one in Briar actually cares about what happens to its princesses. Not the way they care about their jewels and elaborate parties and charm-granting elixirs. I thought I didn&’t care, either.Until I met her.Princess Aurora. The last heir to Briar&’s throne. Kind. Gracious. The future queen her realm needs. One who isn&’t bothered that I am Alyce, the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. Humiliated and shamed by the same nobles who pay me to bottle hexes and then brand me a monster. Aurora says I should be proud of my gifts. That she . . . cares for me. Even though a power like mine was responsible for her curse.But with less than a year until that curse will kill her, any future I might see with Aurora is swiftly disintegrating—and she can&’t stand to kiss yet another insipid prince. I want to help her. If my power began her curse, perhaps it&’s what can lift it. Perhaps together we could forge a new world.Nonsense again. Because we all know how this story ends, don&’t we? Aurora is the beautiful princess. And I—I am the villain.Book One of the Malice DuologyBy Malinda Lo. 2021
'Lo's writing . . . shimmers with the thrills of youthful desire. A lovely, memorable novel' - Sarah Waters, author…
of Tipping the Velvet and The Night Watch.'An instant classic, the finest LGBTQIA+ romance I've read in ages.' - Bill Konigsberg, award-winning author of The Music of What Happens and The BridgeFrom the award winning author of Ash comes a gripping story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the 1950s.Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father - despite his hard-won citizenship - Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.By Tess Sharpe. 2021
Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown - this must-read psychological thriller, perfect for fans…
of One of Us Is Lying, will leave you guessing until the final page. As an ex con artist, Nora has always got herself out of tricky situations. But the ultimate test lies in wait when she's taken hostage in a bank heist. And this time, Nora doesn't have an escape plan ...Meet Nora. Also known as Rebecca, Samantha, Haley, Katie and Ashley - the girls she's been.Nora didn't choose a life of deception - she was born into it. As the daughter of a con artist who targeted criminal men, Nora always had to play a part. But when her mother fell for one of the men instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con herself: escape.For five years Nora's been playing at normal - but things are far from it when she finds herself held at gunpoint in the middle of a bank heist, along with Wes (her ex-boyfriend) and Iris (her secret new girlfriend and mutual friend of Wes ... awkward). Now it will take all of Nora's con artistry skills to get them out alive.Because the gunmen have no idea who she really is - that girl has been in hiding for far too long ...'Slick, stylish and full of suspense' - Sophie McKenzie. 'A powerful gut-punch of a book that will leave you reeling long after its final pages. I couldn't put it down!' - Chelsea Pitcher. 'Unlike anything I've read before... immediate, gripping, incredibly tense, heart-breaking, heart-warming and FUN! ' - Holly Jackson. 'I could hardly breathe until I finished. The tension! Absolutely loved it.' - Emily BarrBy F. T. Lukens. 2021
A young prince must rely on a mysterious stranger to save him when he is kidnapped during his coming-of-age tour…
in this swoony adventure that is The Gentleman&’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Pirates of the Caribbean. 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 with the roguish Athlen. So when Athlen leaps overboard and disappears, Tal feels responsible and heartbroken, knowing Athlen could not have survived in the open ocean. That is, until Tal runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive, and as charming—and secretive—as ever. But before they can pursue anything further, Tal is kidnapped by pirates and held ransom in a plot to reveal his rumored powers and instigate a war. Tal must escape if he hopes to save his family and the kingdom. And Athlen might just be his only hope…By Jaye Robin Brown. 2021
A sweet and funny ownvoices LGBTQ+ romance perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Julie Murphy, from the critically acclaimed…
author of Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit! Piper Kitts is spending the summer living with her grandmother, training at the barn of a former Olympic horseback rider, and trying to get over her ex-girlfriend. Much to Piper’s dismay, her grandmother is making her face her fear of driving by taking lessons from a girl in town. Kat Pearson has always suspected that she likes girls but fears her North Carolina town is too small to color outside the lines. But when Piper’s grandmother hires Kat to give her driving lessons, everything changes. Piper’s not sure if she’s ready to let go of her ex. Kat’s navigating uncharted territory with her new crush. With the summer running out, will they be able to unlock a future together?"Piper and Kat are imperfect, but always trying their best—aren't we all?—and Brown had me rooting for them all the way through this sweet, slow burn romance. Their triumphs, their blunders, and the way they swing between confidence and self-doubt are utterly relatable."—Misa Sigura, award-winning author of It's Not Like It's a SecretBy Don Travis. 2021
A BJ Vinson MysteryWhen BJ Vinson agrees to investigate the murder of young Mateo Zapata, he knows it will be…
a tough case. Not only is the victim’s uncle Zancon the mob underboss BJ took down six years earlier, but Matt seems to be the third victim of a depraved serial killer who debauches his victims before strangling them. BJ and his team—including his lover, journalist Paul Barton—start down a long and tangled road while the killer strikes again and again with seeming impunity. His sterile semen offers no DNA for identification, nor is it clear how he finds his victims. Park House, a new near-downtown apartment high-rise, could be the key to the mystery, but BJ can’t find the lock it fits. However, his search stirs up old resentments and new dangers. At any moment Zancon, impatiently waiting in the New Mexico State Penitentiary to exact his revenge, could decide to take matters into his own hands. And poking around in the case has excited the killer’s lust for Paul, whose eagerness to help stop the killings puts him in the path of certain death—unless BJ can reach him in time….By Catriona Silvey. 2021
“Inventive, bold and surprising . . . Builds in suspense and emotion, revealing itself page by page, layer by layer.…
Cleverly constructed and highly entertaining.” — Charles Yu"A hymn to friendship . . . A breezy read that's surprisingly philosophical." — MashableRecommended by Popsugar • Bustle • Tor • Mashable • BookBub • io9 Gizmodo • Lambda Literary • Debutiful • The Nerdy DailyFor fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Life After Life, a powerful and poignant genre-bending debut novel about a man and woman who must unravel why they continue to meet in different versions of reality—a thrilling and imaginative exploration of the infinite forms of love and how our choices can change everything.Thora and Santi have met before. They will meet again. Only they can make sure it's not for the last time.Thora and Santi are strangers in a foreign city when a chance encounter intertwines their fates. At once, they recognize in each other a kindred spirit—someone who shares their insatiable curiosity, who is longing for more in life than the cards they’ve been dealt. Only days later, though, a tragic accident cuts their story short.But this is only one of the many connections they share. Like satellites trapped in orbit around each other, Thora and Santi are destined to meet again: as a teacher and brilliant student; a caretaker and dying patient; a cynic and believer. In alternating realities they become friends, colleagues, lovers, and enemies. As blurred memories and strange patterns compound, Thora and Santi come to a shocking revelation—they must discover the truth of their mysterious attachment before their many lives come to one, final end.By turns joyful, devastating, and quietly profound, Meet Me in Another Life is a spectacularly compelling page-turner filled with astonishing twists that affirms the power of love to connect us beyond time and space.“Entirely surprising, thoroughly enjoyable . . . A truly captivating work with an ending that rocked my socks off.” — Erika Swyler, author of Light From Other Stars and The Book of SpeculationBy Rebecca Stead. 2020
"Things are changing, Bea. But there's still a lot you can count on. Okay? Things that won't EVER change." After…
her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. The first and most important: Mom and Dad will always love Bea, and each other. When Dad tells Bea that he and his boyfriend, Jesse, are getting married, Bea is thrilled. Bea loves Jesse, and when he and Dad get married, she'll finally (finally!) have what she's always wanted--a sister. Even though she's never met Jesse's daughter, Sonia, Bea is sure that they'll be "just like sisters anywhere." As the wedding day approaches, Bea will learn that making a new family brings questions, surprises, and joy, and readers will discover why the New York Times called Rebecca Stead a "writer of great feeling."By Dean Atta. 2019
"Intensely moving and heart-warming" Cosmo"Bold" Guardian"I loved every word" Malorie Blackman This is not about being ready, it's not even…
about being fierce, or fearless, IT'S ABOUT BEING FREE.Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels. One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight. He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold colours ... Can he emerge as The Black Flamingo? WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDALLONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK BOOK PRIZE*The paperback edition has beautiful gold foil added to the striking cover design*By Emily A. Duncan. 2021
The unforgettable conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Something Dark and Holy trilogy!The girl, the monster, the prince, the…
queen.They broke the world.And some things can never be undone.In Emily A. Duncan’s Blessed Monsters, they must unite once more to fight the dark chaos they've unleashed - but is it already too late?"Duncan brings this atmospheric trilogy to a stunning close, with a final volume that delivers on the mood, monstrosities, and character relationships that have made this series a joy." - BuzzFeedThis edition uses deckle edges; the uneven paper edge is intentional.By Kelly Quindlen. 2021
“A little sweet, a little sharp.” —Booklist, starred review High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives…
Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuisten.After an embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season, seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis, Irene Abraham, head cheerleader for the Fighting Reindeer.Irene is as mean as she is beautiful, so Scottie makes a point to keep her distance. When the accident sends Irene’s car to the shop for weeks’ worth of repairs and the girls are forced to carpool, their rocky start only gets bumpier. But when an opportunity arises for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex—and climb her school’s social ladder—she bribes Irene into an elaborate fake- dating scheme that threatens to reveal some very real feelings. From author Kelly Quindlen comes a new laugh-out-loud romp through the ups and downs of teen romance, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli.By Robin Stevenson, Tom Ryan. 2020
Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships in this contemporary novel—perfect…
for fans of David Levithan and Becky Albertalli. As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event. Living on opposite coasts—Mark in Halifax and Talia in Victoria—they haven't seen each other in years. When their grandfather dies unexpectedly, Mark and Talia find themselves reunited at the cottage once again, cleaning it out while the family decides what to do with it. Mark and Talia are both queer, but they soon realize that's about all they have in common, other than the fact that they'd both prefer to be in Toronto. Talia is desperate to see her high school sweetheart Erin, who's barely been in touch since leaving to spend the summer working at a coffee shop in the Gay Village. Mark, on the other hand, is just looking for some fun, and Toronto Pride seems like the perfect place to find it. When a series of complications throws everything up in the air, Mark and Talia—with Mark's little sister Paige in tow—decide to hit the road for Toronto. With a bit of luck, and some help from a series of unexpected new friends, they might just make it to the big city and find what they're looking for. That is, if they can figure out how to start seeing things through each other's eyes.By Sarah Van Name. 2021
Fans of Morgan Matson and Sarah Dessen will fall in love with this contemporary coming of age story set at…
a picturesque Virginia boarding school.That's what Jess was to me. I was the ground; she was the rain. I wasn't anything until she woke me up.Seventeen-year-old June is completely wrapped up in her best friend Jess. The two are inseparable and June feels so lucky that they found each other. Even if everyone else around her thinks Jess is a bad influence. Even if June is starting to question if she likes Jess as more than just a friend.But after June is expelled from school at the end of her first semester of junior year, she's forced to move to Virginia, to live with her grandmother and attend an all-girls boarding school. She'll be miles away from her home, from her family, and from Jess.June is miserable at first and counts down the days until she can come back home for the summer. But when she befriends two new girls and meets a boy named Sam, who she is instantly drawn to, life in Virginia starts to feel more real. Except Jess is always on her mind, and she can't deny her feelings anymore, even as Jess starts to pull away from her.June can't let Jess go—but she needs to figure out how to move forward, and how to find the place she really belongs.Perfect for readers who like:Teen boarding school romanceLGBTQ books for teensRealistic fiction books for teens 14-18Also by Sarah Van Name:The Goodbye SummerBy Daniel Aleman. 2021
This timely, moving debut novel follows a teen's efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation.Mateo Garcia…
and his younger sister, Sophie, have been taught to fear one word for as long as they can remember: deportation. Over the past few years, however, the fear that their undocumented immigrant parents could be sent back to Mexico has started to fade. Ma and Pa have been in the United States for so long, they have American-born children, and they're hard workers and good neighbors. When Mateo returns from school one day to find that his parents have been taken by ICE, he realizes that his family's worst nightmare has become a reality. With his parents' fate and his own future hanging in the balance, Mateo must figure out who he is and what he is capable of, even as he's forced to question what it means to be an American.Daniel Aleman's Indivisible is a remarkable story—both powerful in its explorations of immigration in America and deeply intimate in its portrait of a teen boy driven by his fierce, protective love for his parents and his sister.By James Sie. 2021
In this tender, nuanced coming-of-age love story, two boys—one who is cis, and one who is trans—have been guarding their…
hearts, until their feelings for each other give them a reason to stand up to their fears. Two boys are starting over at a new high school. Jules is still figuring out what it means to be gay…and just how out he wants to be. Jack is reeling from a fall-out with his best friend…and isn’t ready to let anyone else in just yet. When Jules and Jack meet, the sparks are undeniable. But when a video linking Jack to a pair of popular trans vloggers is leaked to the school, the revelations thrust both boys into the spotlight they’d tried to avoid. Suddenly Jack and Jules must face a choice: to play it safe and stay under the radar, or claim their own space in the world—together.By John Boyne. 2017
Un relato sincero y profundo sobre la Irlanda de posguerra y la lucha desesperada de un hombre por encontrar su…
lugar en el mundo, del autor de El niño con el pijama de rayas. Hijo bastardo de una adolescente expulsada de su comunidad rural y adoptado por una excéntrica pareja de acomodados dublineses, Cyril es un niño educado que crece acostumbrado a enmascarar sus emociones. Extraordinariamente atento a todo lo que ocurre a su alrededor, pero tímido y retraído cuando está acompañado, pronto sabrá que es gay y tardará décadas en desprenderse de una culpa y una vergüenza paralizantes. En un entorno que juzga abominable su orientación sexual, dos relaciones serán cruciales en su maduración: Maurice Woodbead, un amigo de la infancia que posee la audacia y la belleza que Cyril siempre ha deseado, y Bastian, un médico holandés tocado por la gracia a quien conoce cuando se muda a Ámsterdam y con quien convivirá durante años.La crítica ha dicho:«Nada menos que la historia de Irlanda de los últimos setenta años expresada a través de la vida de un hombre: enormemente entretenida y, a menudo, divertida. Una historia inteligente de grandes dimensiones».The Times Sunday Review «Una épica rebosante de bío, humor y corazón... se leerá a raudales. Profundamente cinematográfica y extremadamente divertida».The Irish Times «Una novela agridulce e irlandesa hasta la médula... explora la relación entre el catolicismo y el patriarcado en la Irlanda de mediados de siglo».The Oprah MagazineBy Laurell K. Hamilton. 2016
In Crimson Death, the twenty-fifth Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, adventure by Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Laurell…
K. Hamilton, Anita is tested like never before in a showdown that will delight readers of Charlaine Harris and Anne Rice. 'Hamilton is still thrilling fans...with her amazing multifaceted characters and intricate multilayered world, a mix of erotic romance, crime-drama, and paranormal/fantasy fiction' Library JournalSome say love is a great motivator, but hatred gets the job done, too.My name is Anita Blake. I'm a vampire hunter and necromancer, and I'm about to learn that evil is in the eye of the beholder...I've never seen Damian, my vampire servant, so vulnerable. He's being bombarded with violent nightmares and blood sweats, but now is the time I need him most. The ruthless vampire who created him might be losing control, allowing rogue vampires to run wild and break one of their kind's few strict taboos.I'm joining forces with my friend Edward to stop the carnage, and Damian will be at our side, even if it means travelling to a place that couldn't be less welcoming to a vampire, an assassin and a necromancer. Ireland.