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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads April 2023
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Reader, I murdered him
by Betsy Cornwell
"Attending boarding school in London, Adele enters the glittering world of society girls and their wealthy suitors until a violent assault leads her to a roguish young con woman, and together, they become vigilantes who mete out justice. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
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Lark & Kasim start a revolution
by Kacen Callender
Seventeen-year-old nurodivergent and nonbinary Lark pretends that they are the creator of a viral thread that their ex-best friend, Kasim, accidentally posted onto their Twitter account, declaring his unrequited love, but living a lie takes its toll on Lark, forcing them to deal with their own messy emotions
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The (un)popular vote
by Jasper Sanchez
Optics can make or break an election. Everything Mark knows about politics, he learned from his father, the Congressman who still pretends he has a daughter and not a son. Mark has promised to keep his past hidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is. But when he sees a manipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous rhetoric, Mark risks his low profile to become a political challenger. The problem? No one really knows Mark. He didn't grow up in this town, and his few friends are all nerds. Still, thanks to Scandal and The West Wing, they know where to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover. Soon Mark feels emboldened to engage with voters--and even start a new romance. But with aninvestigative journalist digging into his past, a father trying to silence him, and the bully frontrunner standing in his way, Mark will have to decide which matters most: perception or truth, when both are just as dangerous
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This is why they hate us
by Aaron H. Aceves
Trying to get over his crush by pursuing other romantic prospects as his deep-seated fears and anxieties boil over, Enrique Quique Luna realizes that living his truth can come at a high cost. 40,000 first printing. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Nothing sung and nothing spoken
by Nita Tyndall
"Despite the dangers of breaking the Nazi Partys rules, Charlie and Geli visit an underground club to dance to contraband American jazz and swing music, until the tightening vise of Hitlers power tests how much they are willing to risk??and to lose. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
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Improbable magic for cynical witches
by Kate Scelsa
An atmospheric and romantic coming-of-age story about learning to make peace with the past in order to accept the beauty of the present finds 17-year-old Eleanor opening herself up to magic and romance again after a devastating loss. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Swimming in the monsoon sea
by Shyam Selvadurai
Although life for Amrith in 1980 Sri Lanka seems rather uneventful and orderly, things change in a hurry when his male cousin arrives from Canada and Amrith finds himself completely enamored with his new visitor
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The promise of lost things
by Helene Dunbar
Told in three voices, Russ, who wants to save St. Hilaire from The Guild, Willow, an orphan with a secret, and Asher, who wants revenge on the town, all have their own agendas for St. Hilaire
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Never ever getting back together
by Sophie Gonzales
"Eighteen-year-old Maya Bailey enters a reality dating competition to get revenge on her cheating, royal-adjacent ex-boyfriend, and she ends up falling for another girl on the show--in fact, the girl he cheated on her with"
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Acting the part
by ZR Ellor
Playing a lesbian warrior on a hit TV show, queer actor Lily Ashton orchestrates a fake-dating scheme to save their on-screen love interest from being killed off while coming to terms with their own gender identity. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A million to one by Adiba JaigirdarAn acrobat, an actress, an artist, and a thief, four girls who seemingly have nothing in common, work together and plot a heist to steal the Rubaiyat off the Titanic.
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