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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
KISS THE MORNING STARNot so much a coming out as a coming up, Anna's quiet, rich story will work its way into readers' hearts. Full review >
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STREET DREAMSby Tama Wise
No simple coming-out story, this many-layered effort is gritty, warm and ultimately hopeful. Full review >
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SISTER MISCHIEFby Laura Goode
But beneath the politics and too many lists of hip-hop/rap artists lies a touching story of impossible first love between... Full review >
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND MEWhile in the end there are some plotlines left untied in slice-of-life fashion, the bittersweet resolution of the main... Full review >
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THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POSTRich with detail and emotion, a sophisticated read for teens and adults alike. Full review >
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MYSTERY OF THE TEMPESTby Sam Cameron
A true mystery with something to offer teens of any orientation. Full review >
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PUTTING MAKEUP ON THE FAT BOYby Bil Wright
Cocky but playful—“I had just the slightest touch of color in my cheeks. I’d given myself a manicure. I looked beyond... Full review >
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MONEY BOYby Paul Yee
Overall, this insightful and deeply felt novel makes a valuable contribution to an underexplored topic and is highly... Full review >
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BROOKLYN BURNINGEarly in the summer of 2006, Scout comes to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, looking for someone to make music with. Kid, who plays... Full review >
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TESSA MASTERSON WILL GO TO PROMby Emily Franklin & Brendan Halpin
An accessible, if not original, take on coming out and overcoming adversity. (Fiction. 12 & up) Full review >
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WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSONby John Green and David Levithan
Their story, along with the rest of the cast’s, will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of... Full review >
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SHE LOVES YOU, SHE LOVES YOU NOT...Carly, who had Alyssa when she was a teenager, works as a stripper and lives, to Alyssa's suspicion and surprise, in a $4... Full review >
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