| The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. AncrumHollis Brown believes he’s destined for a grim small-town life, until he meets Walt, a mysterious boy promising him a better future. Then Walt possesses Hollis, and even more unexpectedly, they start falling for each other.
Read-alike: Ryan Douglass’ The Taking of Jake Livingston. |
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| His Face Is the Sun by Michelle Jabès CorporaAs the pharaoh grows mysteriously ill, four people feel their fortunes shifting. A princess, a priestess-in-training, a farmer’s daughter, and a grave robber know rebellion is coming, and together they may be able to alter the future of their kingdom. This cinematic historical fantasy draws inspiration from ancient Egyptian history.
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All the Noise at Once
by DeAndra Davis
All Aiden has ever wanted to do was play football just like his star quarterback brother, Brandon. An overstimulation meltdown gets in the way of Aiden making the team during tryouts, but when a spot unexpectedly needs to be filled, he finally gets a chance to play the game. However, not every player is happy about the new addition to the team. A fight breaks out. Brandon interferes on behalf of his brother, but is arrested by the very same cops who, just hours earlier, were chanting his name from the bleachers. When he’s wrongly charged for felony assault on an officer, everything Brandon has worked for starts to slip away, and the brothers’ relationship is tested.
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| Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace FlemingIn 1978, cult leader Jim Jones led over 900 people to their deaths in a tragic massacre in Guyana. This richly detailed and thoughtful nonfiction account tracing the rise and fall of the Peoples Temple draws from survivors’ stories, including interviews author Candace Fleming conducted herself.
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| Death in the Cards by Mia P. ManansalaShortly after Danika deals the death card to a classmate during a tarot reading, that classmate vanishes. Luckily, Danika is the daughter of a private investigator and a mystery novelist, so she has the skills to crack the case. This story rooted in Filipino American culture will draw fans of unputdownable mysteries.
You might also like: The Premonitions Club by Gwendolyn Womack. |
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The Thrashers
by Julie Soto
Seventeen-year-old Jodi Dillon, the outsider in an exclusive high school group, is caught between loyalty and self-preservation after the mysterious death of a former friend, as strange events and unsettling truths begin to unravel about the group's dark secrets.
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I Can't Even Think Straight
by Dean Atta
Kai wants to come out but stays closeted, while Matt, his best school friend who's also queer, is afraid of repercussions from his parents. Nonbinary Vass thinks Matt is a negative influence, though maybe that's just their crush on Kai talking. Kai has always used writing to express himself. But when his emotions erupt in the real world, he might be putting the delicate balance of his life at risk.
What to read next? Shampoo Unicorn by Sawyer Lovett or Hey, Mary! by Andrew Wheeler.
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Nav's Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love
by Jessica Lewis
Naveah, or Nav, has had a rough couple of years: her mother abandoned her family and she won't be able to attend camp with her best friend, Hallie. When a shy new student, Gia, expresses an interest in Hallie but has no confidence to approach her, Nav agrees to take Gia under her wing to teach her the art of flirting. Through their lessons, Nav empowers Gia to navigate her general anxiety disorder, and Gia helps Nav face her unhealthy coping mechanisms and move forward after her mother's betrayal, all while falling in love along the way.
You might also like: Get Real, Chloe Torres by Crystal Maldonado or Roll for Love by M.K. England.
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Pride or Die
by C. L. Montblanc
When an LGBTQ+ club meeting coincides with an attack on the head cheerleader, seventeen-year-old Eleanora and the other club members must solve the crime themselves to clear their names and save the club from disappearing.
You might also like: The Rebel's Guide to Pride by Matthew Hubbard.
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Renegade Girls: a Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing
by Nora Neus
Seventeen-year-old Helena “Nell” Cusack came to New York looking for a real story. She dreams of writing for the New York Chronicle, but so far she's only managed to land a job as a lowly society reporter. Then she meets Alice Austen, an audacious street photographer who encourages Nell to shake up polite society…and maybe also take a chance on love. When Nell's friend is injured while working in a garment factory, she poses as a seamstress to report on the conditions from the inside. As Nell makes a name for herself as the Chronicle’s first stunt girl, opposition against her starts to gain momentum. Will Nell continue to seek justice, even if it hurts her in the end?
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And They Were Roommates
by Page Powars
On his first day at Valentine Academy for Boys, Charlie's carefully crafted plan to hide his identity as the school's only trans student is set in motion. Only to be immediately destroyed by the worst roommate in the world: Jasper Grimes, the boy who broke Charlie's heart the year before he transitioned. Except, Jasper doesn't recognize Charlie. Charlie has one shot at freedom and a dorm room all to himself, but only if he helps Jasper write love letters on behalf of their fellow students first. Surely, no unintended consequences will arise.
You might also like: Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens or Right Beside You by Tucker Shaw.
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Let Them Stare
by Jonathan Van Ness & Julie Murphy
Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania. With a fashion internship secured, the gender-nonconforming eighteen-year-old is trading in their stifling small town for the big city. When Sully's internship goes up in smoke, they're trapped in Hearst with no cash and no car. At the thrift store, they discover a potentially valuable vintage bag that could fund a new life in the city--except the bag is haunted. With the ghost of Rufus, a drag performer from the fifties with no memory of how he died, Sully tries to help this ghostly honey unlock his past and also make bank.
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