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The upside of unrequited
by Becky Albertalli
Avoiding relationships to protect her sensitive heart, plus-sized Molly supports her once-cynical twin, Cassie, when the latter has her own bout of lovesickness, a situation that is complicated by sibling dynamics and an unexpected romantic triangle.
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David inside out
by Lee F Bantle
At a Minneapolis high school, a cross-country runner tries to deny his sexual feelings for a male teammate.
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Kaleidoscope song
by Fox Benwell
Falling in love over a shared passion for music, two young women from South Africa are subjected to the violent hate crime of corrective rape, compelling one of them to find the courage to speak out.
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How to make a wish
by Ashley Herring Blake
Falling for a girl who believes in following one's heart, Grace, a tough teen whose optimism has been crushed by her unpredictable mother, begins sneaking out at night and rediscovering her own capacity for happiness. By the author of Suffer Love.
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Echo after echo
by Amy Rose Capetta
Brought to the Aurelia Theater to play her dream role in a Greek tragedy under the watchful eye of an exacting director, Zara is repeatedly distracted by a series of suspicious accidents and an alluring rebel who brings light and laughter into Zara's life.
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Little & Lion
by Brandy Colbert
Returning home to Los Angeles from her New England boarding school, Suzette considers staying home for good so that she can be near her friends, her crush, and her recently diagnosed bipolar brother, a situation that is complicated by her growing feelings for the girl her brother loves. By the award-winning author of Pointe.
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Get it together, Delilah!
by Erin Gough
Managing the family deli when her mother leaves to marry another man and her father goes on a trip to fix his broken heart, 17-year-old Delilah struggles to keep up with her schoolwork, navigate bullies and retain her closest friendship while watching a woman across the street who performs beautiful dances every night.
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Looking for group
by Rory Harrison
A teen in remission from cancer embarks on a mysterious ocean adventure in the hope of making a connection with his online best friend, who is secretly discovering the gender identity her father refuses to acknowledge.
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The you I've never known
by Ellen Hopkins
A novel in both verse and prose by the best-selling author of Triangles follows the struggles of a girl who longs for a permanent home after years spent moving with her nomadic father, a situation that is shaped by a special friend and daunting revelations about the mother who abandoned her.
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That inevitable Victorian thing
by E. K Johnston
Preparing for her arranged marriage and coronation in an alternate-universe near-future where the British Empire never fell, crown princess Victoria-Margaret, a descendent of Victoria I, embarks on a final summer filled with balls and freedom before forging an unusual bond with a geneticist's daughter and a shipping heir.
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Let's talk about love
by Claire Kann
A secretly asexual college student who desires a swoon-worthy romance without sex despairs of ever having a relationship when she is unable to convince any prospective partners that love and sex do not always go together, a resolve that is tested by her crush on a young man she is sure will not understand her.
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Honestly Ben
by Bill Konigsberg
A companion to Openly Straight finds a newly elected baseball team captain and scholarship recipient fighting passionate feelings for two very different people while endeavoring to figure out his true self. By the award-winning author of Out of the Pocket.
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Autoboyography
by Christina Lauren
Accepting a friend's dare to enroll in an honors program in which the students are charged with writing a book in four months, Tanner, a bisexual teen who elected to go back into the closet when his progressive family relocated to Utah, falls in love with Sebastian Brother, the Mormon prodigy who sold his own Seminar novel the year before and who now mentors the class. By the best-selling authors of the Wild Seasons series.
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A line in the dark
by Malinda Lo
"When Chinese American teenager Jess Wong's best friend Angie falls in love with a girl from the nearby boarding school, Jess expects heartbreak. But when everybody's secrets start to be revealed, the stakes quickly elevate from love or loneliness to life or death."
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10 things I can see from here
by Carrie Mac
A girl who has struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember is required by her mother's long work assignment to temporarily live with her alcoholic father and pregnant stepmom in Vancouver, where she falls in love with a fearless girl.
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Ramona Blue
by Julie Murphy
Struggling with the loss of her home and her dysfunctional family after Hurricane Katrina, gay teen Ramona finds solace in a new swimming hobby while developing confusing feelings for a boy who challenges her perceptions. By the best-selling author of Dumplin'.
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Subject to change
by Karen Nesbitt
Fifteen-year-old Declan struggles to make sense of his older brother's delinquency, his father's sexuality, and his feelings for a girl who is way out of his league.
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Meg & Linus
by Hanna Nowinski
Best friends Meg and Linus navigate the challenges of a high school life marked by the drama club, Star Trek fandom, heartbreak and discovering their sexual orientations.
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If I was your girl
by Meredith Russo
A newcomer to a Tennessee community hides the secret about her gender reassignment that forces her to keep potential new friends at arm's length before meeting easygoing Grant, who captures her heart and who she fears will not accept the complicated realities of her life.
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A very, very bad thing
by Jeffery Self
Marley is comfortable with being gay in Winston-Salem, but he never had any real passions until he met Christopher, son of a bigoted television evangelist; the two become an inseparable couple until Christopher's parents send him to a religious program intended to "cure" him of being gay, and outraged Marley tells a very big lie--and then has to deal with the repercussions.
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History is all you left me
by Adam Silvera
Having lost his first boyfriend in a terrible accident, Griffin, a youth with OCD, forges a friendship with his lost love's ex-boyfriend, Jackson, who exhibits suspicious signs of guilt. By the best-selling author of More Happy Than Not.
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The last to let go
by Amber Smith
When her dreams for an education and a new start are shattered by her mother's arrest for killing her abusive father, Brooke struggles to care for her siblings while wondering if her mother's acts were premeditated or in self-defense, a situation that transforms Brooke's sense of identity and place in the world. By the author of The Way I Used to Be.
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Dress codes for small towns
by Courtney C Stevens
The tomboy daughter of a preacher rebels against conventional beliefs about the proper role she should conform to and ends up getting into trouble with her posse of friends before a love triangle complicates her relationships and makes her aware of her gender identity.
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The dangerous art of blending in
by Angelo Surmelis
A story inspired by the award-winning designer's youth traces the experiences of an immigrant Greek boy coming to terms with his sexuality in an abusive household.
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Our own private universe
by Robin Talley
When Aki and her best friend Lori set off on a youth-group trip to a small Mexican town for the summer, Aki meets Christa, who helps awaken her sexual and emotional feelings towards other women.
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We now return to regular life : a novel
by Martin Wilson
When his childhood friend miraculously returns home years after being kidnapped, Josh, who blames himself for the abduction, struggles to rekindle their friendship in the face of Sam's trauma, his family's refusal to talk about what happened and Josh's growing feelings for his friend.
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