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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads October 2024 |
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Have you seen this girl
by Nita Tyndall
"Another girl has gone missing in Cardinal Creek. Sid knows their dad didn't do it-this time. He's currently serving a life sentence for the five girls he murdered ten years ago. Girls whose bodies he dumped into the lake. The same lake where June Hargrove was just found. And while Sid's dad couldn't have done it, suspicion is now directed at Sid. The only person who doesn't suspect Sid is the new girl, Mavis-as long as Sid doesn't let her find out about their past. But Sid has another secret: They're being haunted by the ghosts of the five girls their father killed. Except now there are six. And unlike the others, June isn't content to just whisper in Sid's ear. She wants them to find out who's killing again, especially as another girl goes missing. If Sid wants any chance of solving the current disappearances, they're going to have to face what their father did-or risk being haunted forever"
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Noah Frye gets crushed
by Maggie Horne
In this cute and queer contemporary middle grade comedy about friendship, first crushes, and first kisses, twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends--only to discover she's been looking in the wrong place, and her crush was right beside her all along... Noah Frye just had the Best Summer Ever. Not only did she have an epic time at science camp, but her new camp friend Jessa is going to Noah's school in the fall. Noah can't wait to introduce Jessa to her best friends Zoey and Luna when classes start. But when the friend group is reunited after their summer apart, something seems to have changed: Zoey and Luna have discovered boys, and now it's all they want to obsess over. Suddenly, it feels like Noah is the odd one out in their friend group, especially since Noah hasn't ever even considered boys in that way. When Noah finds herself caught in a lie about having a boy crush of her own, she decides she'll do anything to fit in with her friends again--even if that means using the scientific method. Noah's crush experiment is simple: find a boy, fake a crush until it turns real, and get her friends back. But that might be easier said than done, especially when Noah can't stop thinking about Jessa. What ensues is a hilarious and heartwarming turn of events in this queer contemporary middle grade story about friendship, first crushes, and self-discovery
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Sleep like death
by Kalynn Bayron
Able to conjure weapons from nature, Princess Eve, who has been raised to destroy the Knight, an evil sorcerer, as she approaches her 17th birthday, learns a shocking truth about her past and must find the courage to fight, hoping it's enough to save her family and her queendom. Simultaneous eBook.
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The last boyfriends rules for revenge
by Matthew Hubbard
"A queer YA coming-of-age featuring three queer teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on their ex-boyfriends and end up fighting their school's anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives"
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Malicia
by Steven Dos Santos
While making a documentary about the haunted Dominican theme park where his mother and brother were murdered in a mass killing, Ray and his friends discover secrets about each other as an ancient malignant presence threatens to plunge them into madness and destroy them one by one. Simultaneous eBook.
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Another first chance
by Robbie Couch
"Forced to join a research study observing teens who are“struggling socially,” 18-year-old River Lang befriends a charming quarterback named Nash but must decide how far he's willing to go for another chance at first love when he discovers what the researchers are actually studying. Simultaneous eBook."
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The only light left burning
by Erik J. Brown
"After a long and treacherous journey south, Andrew and Jamie have finally found safety in the Florida Keys. But they soon learn that safety doesn't always mean happily ever after. Settling into life in the Islamorada colony with other survivors of the bug, Andrew believes they've finally found themselves a home, even a family. But anxious Jamie is less comfortable in their new community and is eager to return north to keep the promise they made to their friend Henri--to bring her to the colony and reunite her with her daughter. Besides, would it really be so bad to find someplace just for the two of them? When a hurricane and a shocking betrayal force them to leave the colony in search of new shelter, it brings their tensions to a head--and puts them inthe path of some old enemies. Andrew and Jamie must set aside their differences to survive once more and find a new home. But what if "home" means different things to each of them?"
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Keepers of the stones & stars
by Michael Barakiva
"The first of five Stone Bearers chosen by magical gems and granted their powers, Reed must join forces with the other Bearers to seal a portal that prevents chaotic magical energies from destroying the world as we know it and fulfill their roles in a centuries-old cycle. Simultaneous eBook."
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Homebody
by Theo Parish
"In this intimate and defiantly hopeful graphic novel memoir, the author shares their journey to find a home within themself, taking readers through the experiences and everyday moments that all led up to them finding the term“nonbinary,” which finally struck a chord. Simultaneous. Illustrations. "
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Tristan and Lancelot : A Tale of Two Knights; An Arthurian Love Story by James PersichettiIn this queer reimagining of an Arthurian legend, Knights of the Round Table Lancelot and Tristan set out on a quest to find the missing magician Merlin but instead discover an unexpected romance perfect for fans of The Prince and the Dressmaker and Squire. When Merlin goes missing and Camelot falls under attack, King Arthur sends his estranged half-sister, Morgan le Fay, and esteemed Knights of the Round Table, Tristan and Lancelot, to find him. As the reluctant trio travels through Albion saving towns from treacherous foes and battling fae, their bonds deepen, and sparks fly between the two knights. Before they can sort through their complicated feelings, an unexpected dark force appears, bringing what just might be the end of Camelot. From debut author James Persichetti and new talent L.S. Biehler, Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights will sweep readers away with an epic quest and a love story for the ages.
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Pumpkinheads
by Rainbow Rowell
Working at a pumpkin patch every autumn, two seasonal best friends organize ultimate Halloween plans to celebrate their last working year together. By the award-winning author of Fangirl and the Eisner Award-winning illustrator of the Nameless City trilogy. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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