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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Will loves playing center midfield on his middle school soccer team. This year, though, Will hasn't felt like himself; his stomach has been bothering him, and he has no energy at all. When his new doctor diagnoses him with Crohn's disease, Will hopes that means he'll start feeling better soon and he can get back to playing with his team before the season ends. But Will's new medicines come with all kinds of side effects, Forced to sit out afternoon...
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Publication Date
[2022]
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English
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"Amos Abernathy lives for history. Literally. He's been a historical reenactor nearly all his life. But when a cute new volunteer arrives at his Living History Park, Amos finds himself wondering if there's something missing from history: someone like the two of them. Amos is sure there must have been LGBTQ+ people in nineteenth-century Illinois. His search turns up Albert D. J. Cashier, a Civil War soldier who might have identified as a trans man...
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Language
English
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2023 Caudill Award Nominees
2023 Caudill List Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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2023 Caudill List Read-a-Likes (SCPL-YS)
AANHPI Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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"Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles to come to terms with his identity, including that he may be gay"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and his uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon. It's the first summer after his parents' divorce, and he hasn't exactly been seeking alone time with his dad. He doesn't have a choice, though, so he goes . . . and on his first day takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Eventually, he and Runner Boy (Evan) meet--and what starts out as...
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Publisher
Amulet Books
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Brian has always been anxious, whether at home or in class or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself, and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed into foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn't know if things will ever be 'normal' again ... Ezra's always been popular. He's friends with most of the kids on his basketball team--even Brian, who usually keeps to...
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Series
They both die at the end series volume 3
Death-Cast volume 2
They Both Die at the End
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Death-Cast volume 2
They Both Die at the End
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English
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"Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn't have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he's done waiting around for Death-Cast. If they say he's not dying, he'll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but he doesn't...
7) Crush
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Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Date
2006.
Language
English
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Because of a moment of indiscretion, Hope's parents send her to New York to spend the summer with her hipster sister while they travel to Thailand.
Miserable, Hope ends up meeting Nat, and developing a powerful crush. The only problem is that Nat is a girl. Hope is pretty sure she isn't gay. Or is she? Struggling with new feelings, fitting in and a strange city far from home, Hope finds that love—and acceptance—comes
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English
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Crushes and Dating Grades 4-8 (SCPL-YS)
Explore, Discover, S'more! for Kids
GPLD Best Contemporary for Middle Schoolers
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Explore, Discover, S'more! for Kids
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In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Andi is grappling with grief following the death of her mother. Zora is exhausted by trying to please her success-oriented parents. Both feel very much alone. Until a summer music camp brings them together. The only two Black girls at camp in a sea of white children, Andi and Zora slowly begin to connect and reveal their deepest fears and dreams. While Andi is a natural on trumpet, Zora doesn't know if she wants to be a...
9) Hey, Mary!
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Publisher
Oni Press
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
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Mark is a good Catholic boy. He goes to church, says his prayers, and spends too much time worrying about hell. When Mark realizes he has a crush on another boy in his school, he struggles to reconcile his feelings with his faith as the weight of centuries of shame and judgment -- and his fear of his parents' response -- presses on his shoulders. Mark seeks advice from his priest, as well as a local drag performer, but also receives unexpected input...
Author
Series
Boy meets volume 1
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kershaw's idea of a dream holiday includes at least three things: beaches to bask on, cosmopolitan culture, and a chance for romance (or at least his first kiss) with another boy. Unluckily for Dylan, his mum's treating the family to the least dreamy holiday ever: a £9.50 break at Starcross Sands, Cornwall's Crummiest Caravan Park. But Starcross Sands might not be so bad after all, especially if Dylan can win the heart of...
11) Alguien para ti
Author
Series
Trilogía sin miedo volume 1
Publisher
Montena
Publication Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Pablo era el chica más guapo de la clase, pero de lejos. Su piel era oscura, como si hubiera estado tomando el sol demasiado tiempo. Sus labios, gruesos y rosados. Sus ojos verdes, como los míos. Y su voz tenía ese toque grave y rasposo que la hacía tan diferente. Pero ¿cómo iba a fijarse en mí? Le gustaba el futbol..."-- Rear flap.
12) Boy meets ghoul
Author
Series
Boy meets volume 2
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It's October half-term, and Dylan Kershaw's dreams of a reunion with Leo, the gorgeous boy he met over the summer, are dashed when his sports-mad dad whisks him off to football camp in Manchester instead. What's worse, dancer Leo seems to be too busy practicing his pirouettes to care. At least Dylan's best friend Kayla is along for the trip, on a quest to win exclusive tickets to see her favourite band, the Deathsplash Nightmares. It all looks set...
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Series
Publisher
Puck
Publication Date
2025.
Language
Español
Description
¿Y si tu muerte se encontrase al otro lado de la línea telefónica? Muerte Súbita te llama... ¿Responderás? Paz Dario permanece despierto todas las noches, a la espera de la llamada de Muerte Súbita que significará que ya puede dejar de fingir que quiere continuar con su vida solitaria. Después de un día terrible, Paz decide que está harto de esperar dicha llamada. Si le dicen que no va a morir, tendrá que demostrarles que se equivocan....


