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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda
by Becky Albertalli
Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity—and that of his pen pal—will be revealed. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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The book of David
by Anonymous
A confessional diary in the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the Sky follows the experiences of a star football player who copes with high pressure and expectations by harboring a dark secret that changes everything when revealed. Simultaneous.
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I am J
by Cris Beam
J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is
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The vast fields of ordinary
by Nick Burd
Between his boring job, a secret relationship with his boyfriend Pablo, and parents on the brink of divorce, Dade can't wait to get to college to start his life anew, but when true love hits and it inspires him to finally come out of the closet, Pablo's jealous rage causes serious problems that may impact his plans if they aren't quickly resolved.
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My best friend, maybe
by Caela Carter
Enduring loneliness throughout high school after being dumped by her best friend, Colette struggles to be a perfect daughter, girlfriend and youth group member before her former friend asks her to share a Greek Islands vacation, which turns out to be filled with surprises when a deep secret is revealed. By the author of Me, Him, Them, and It.
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The miseducation of Cameron Post
by Emily M. Danforth
Placed in the custody of a conservative aunt in Montana after losing her parents in a car crash, teen Cameron secretly falls in love with her cowgirl best friend and is cruelly dispatched to a religious conversion camp when the truth about her sexual orientation is discovered. A first novel. 30,000 first printing.
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Tell me again how a crush should feel
by Sara Farizan
Having never developed romantic feelings before her junior year in high school, Persian-American Leila forges deeper bonds with supportive classmates after confiding in them her newfound attachment to a sophisticated girl. By the author of If You Could Be Mine.
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If you could be mine : a novel
by Sara Farizan
In Iran, where homosexuality is punishable by death, seventeen-year-olds Sahar and Nasrin love each other in secret until Nasrin's parents announce their daughter's arranged marriage and Sahar proposes a drastic solution
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Better Nate than ever
by Tim Federle
An eighth-grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical devises a plan to run away to New York and audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of E.T.
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Symptoms of being human
by Jeff Garvin
A gender-fluid teen who identifies as a boy or girl on different days—and whose challenges are complicated by a new school and a conservative politician father—is encouraged by a therapist to write an anonymous blog that goes unexpectedly viral. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 40,000 first printing.
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The difference between you and me
by Madeleine George
School outsider Jesse, a lesbian, is having secret trysts with Emily, the popular student council vice president, but when they find themselves on opposite sides of a major issue and Jesse becomes more involved with a student activist, they are forced to make a difficult decision.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both
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Promposal
by Rhonda Helms
Forced to accept a public invitation to the prom by a casual acquaintance, Camilla wonders if she and Benjamin might actually become a happy couple, while Joshua unwillingly helps his crush, Ethan, organize a splashy prom invitation to another guy. Simultaneous.
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Tricks
by Ellen Hopkins
Moving stories of five very different teenagers searching for freedom, safety, community, family, and love all interweave to tell a larger, more powerful tale--a story about making choices, taking leaps of faith, falling down, and growing up.
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A love story starring my dead best friend : a novel
by Emily Horner
Reluctantly agreeing to launch a summertime musical envisioned by her recently deceased best friend, drama-hating Cass takes a cross-country bike trip before joining the backstage crew painting sets, a grueling job during which she unexpectedly falls for Heather, the production's star and a former middle-school nemesis. A first novel.
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Ask the passengers
by A. S. King
Imagining that she is sending love to passengers in airplanes flying overhead, Astrid Jones, a teen from a small town torn by gossip and narrow-mindedness, struggles with her family's dysfunction and hides her love for another girl
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Openly straight
by Bill Konigsberg
Tired of being known as "the gay kid", Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he comes east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences.
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The porcupine of truth
by Bill Konigsberg
Spending his summer in Billings, Montana, to help care for the dying alcoholic father he never knew, Carson Smith meets a beautiful runaway and a pastor who holds a secret about Carson's long-missing grandfather. By the award-winning author of Out of the Pocket. Simultaneous eBook.
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Beyond magenta : transgender teens speak out
by Susan Kuklin
Draws on six first-person interviews to share compassionate insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing each individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations and the transition each teen made during the personal journey toward acknowledgement of gender preference.
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Everything leads to you
by Nina LaCour
Feeling unfulfilled in her romantic life in spite of a promising career in the L.A. film scene, talented set designer Emi discovers a mysterious letter at an estate sale that prompts her investigation into a movie icon's hidden life. By the award-winning author of Hold Still.
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Boy meets boy
by David Levithan
When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his one true love, but when things take a turn for the worse and Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to get him back and make everything right once more, in a tale about the up, downs, and dramas of teen relationships. 75,000 first printing.
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Two boys kissing
by David Levithan
A chorus of men who have died of AIDS observes and yearns to help a cross-section of today's gay teens who navigate new love, long-term relationships, coming out, self-acceptance and more in a society that has changed in many ways. By the author of Boy Meets Boy.
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Ash
by Malinda Lo
Forced into becoming an indentured servant when her family dies, Ash lives a lonely and desperate life with no hopes for the future, until she meets Kaisa, the King's royal Huntress, who teaches her to love, live, and dream once again.
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Proxy
by Alex London
Privileged Syd and and his proxy, Knox, are thrown together to overthrow the system
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Shine
by Lauren Myracle
When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, 16-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town, in a coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of intolerance, drugs and poverty. By the author of Rhymes with Witches.
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I'll give you the sun
by Jandy Nelson
A story of first love and family loss follows the estrangement between daredevil Jude and her loner twin brother, Noah, as a result of a mysterious event that is brought to light by a beautiful, broken boy and a new mentor. Simultaneous eBook.
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More than this
by Patrick Ness
Awakening inexplicably in the suburban English town of his early childhood after drowning, Seth is baffled by changes in the community and suffers from agonizing memories that reveal sinister qualities about the world around him. By the Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls.
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Gracefully Grayson
by Ami Polonsky
Hiding the truth about her awareness that she is a girl trapped inside a male body, Grayson finds new strength to embrace her true identity from an unexpected friendship and a supportive teacher. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents and his family that he has never asked before.
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More happy than not
by Adam Silvera
Struggling with memories of his impoverished youth, being abandoned by his friends and losing his father to suicide, Aaron attempts to forget his own identity through memory-altering therapy when his homosexuality affects a new friendship. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook. 40,000 first printing.
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The summer I wasn't me
by Jessica Verdi
"Ever since her mom found out she was in love with a girl, seventeen-year-old Lexi's afraid that what's left of her family is going to fall apart for good. New Horizons summer camp promises a new life for Lexi--she swears she can change. She can learn tolike boys. But denying her feelings is harder than she thinks"
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Afterworlds
by Scott Westerfeld
Postponing college to visit New York in the hope of publishing her novel, Darcy Patel meets seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and publishing industry throughout a year marked by writing and romance, while woven through her personal story is her suspenseful thriller novel about a teen who slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack.
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From the notebooks of Melanin Sun
by Jacqueline Woodson
Almost-fourteen-year-old Melanin Sun's comfortable, quiet life is shattered when his mother reveals she has fallen in love with a woman
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