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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads September 2022
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Icebreaker
by A. L. Graziadei
Vying for the NHL league’s top draft spot, 17-year-old Mickey James and teammate Jaysen Caulfield find their rivalry turning into something more, forcing them both to decide what they really want and what they are willing to risk for it. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ruinsong
by Julia Ember
Forced by a violently ruthless queen to use her magic to torture disgraced aristocrats, a powerful young woman confronts a difficult choice when she reconnects with a childhood friend, an alluring noblewoman with ties to an underground rebellion. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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We Are Lost and Found by Helene DunbarKeeping his head low after his brother is kicked out of the house for being gay, a teen navigating the fears of the AIDS epidemic meets an understanding boy who encourages him to take risks to be his true self. By the author of Boomerang.
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Out of the blue
by Jason June
Told in alternating voices, Crest, a merperson, who grudgingly undergoes a mandatory sojourn to help a human within one moon cycle or risk staying on land forever, suddenly develops feelings for his beneficiary Sean, leaving them torn between two worlds
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The reckless kind
by Carly Heath
In 1904 Norway, after the man she is being forced to marry gravely injures her best friend, Asta Hedstrom moves him and her secret boyfriend to a secluded cabin above town, where they fight for the survival of their newfound family. Simultaneous eBook.
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The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali
by Sabina Khan
Hoping to hide her authentic self from her conservative Muslim parents until she can depart for college, 17-year-old Rukhsana is caught kissing her girlfriend and whisked away to Bangladesh, where she fights an arranged marriage by consulting the wisdom she finds in her grandmother's diary.
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Miss Meteor
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
A teen who secretly arrived with the meteor that gave her small hometown its name discovers that she is turning back into stardust and teams up with her best friend in an effort to secure her human existence by entering a local beauty pageant that has always been won by thin, blonde, white girls. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Squad
by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
"Becca moves to an upscale Silicon Valley suburb and is surprised when she develops a bond with girls who belong to the popular clique-and even more surprised when she learns their secrets"
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Alone in space : a collection
by Tillie Walden
A collection of short comics includes "The End of Summer," that depicts a family's decline during a year long lockdown
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Lifetime passes
by Terry Blas
"In this darkly comedic young adult graphic novel, a group of teens starts a program to bring senior citizens to a local theme park to take advantage of the unofficial park policy: If someone dies on the property, the rest of their party is given lifetime passes!"--Provided by publisher
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