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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads January 2025 |
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Crushing it
by Becker, Erin
Told in alternating voices, soccer teammates and former friends Tory and Mel develop feelings for each other when they unknowingly meet anonymously online
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Spells to forget us
by Brophy, Aislinn
"Due to a memory spell gone wrong, seventeen-year-old Aoife, the mainstay of her family's social media empire, and eighteen-year-old Luna, the most powerful witch in Magical Boston, get stuck in a cycle of falling for each other and forgetting one another every time they break up"
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The Ghost of You
by Bulla, Michael Gray
When transgender teen Caleb's brother dies, Caleb is followed around by a black cat that he names Ghost and must face his grief to discover Ghost's true purpose while grappling with strained friendships and a possible new romance. Simultaneous eBook.
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Don't let it break your heart
by Horne, Maggie
Alana and Gray navigate the transition from a romantic relationship to a strong friendship after Alana comes out as a lesbian, but when she helps Gray pursue a relationship with Talia, Alana develops romantic feelings for Talia as well and grapples with loyalty to Gray while embracing her queer identity
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Who we are in real life
by Koops, Victoria
Becoming friends with new girl Darcy, a fellow gamer, Art must find the courage to take a stand against his influential and conservative father who is trying to stop Darcy and her friends from starting a queer-straight alliance at school. Original.
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At the End of the River Styx by Kulwicki, MichelleBefore he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman--and if he fails he dies. In Portland, Bastian is grieving. He survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased a crumbling bookstore with the life insurance money. But in sleep, death's mark keeps dragging Bastian into Zan's office. It shouldn't be a problem to log his soul and forget he ever existed. But when Zan follows Bastian through his memories of grief and hope, Zan realizes that he is not ready for Bastian to die. The boys borrow time hiding in the memories of the dead while the Ferryman hunts them, and Zan must decide if he's willing to give up his chance at life to save Bastian--and Bastian must decide if he's willing to keep living if it means losing Zan.
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Desert Echoes
by Nazemian, Abdi
Two years after the boy he loved disappeared during their trip to Joshua Tree, 17-year-old Kam returns to Joshua Tree to find closure but instead finds himself in danger of facing a similar fate, forcing him to reckon with the truth of his past relationship. Simultaneous eBook.
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When Haru was here
by Thao, Dustin
Eric, a lonely nineteen-year-old grappling with the loss of his best friend, retreats into his imagination and finds solace in a memory of a day spent with a boy named Haru, but Eric's imagination and reality blur together when he walks into a coffee shop and sees Haru
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Exes & foes
by Woody, Amanda
Competing to win the new girl's heart, frenemies Emma and Caleb find things difficult when she wants to hang out with both of them together, making them wonder if she's worth the torment of constantly dealing with each other?—?and the risk of opening up old wounds. Original. Simultaneous eBook.
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Never trust a Gemini
by Woolf, Freja Nicole
"It's Libra Season, and Cat Phillips is ready to run headfirst into love. The only problem is that her crush is on her best friend, Alison Bridgewater, who is more interested in chatting with boys. Maybe Cat should take this as a sign to get over Alison,even if that means dating the musically challenged Jamie Owusu. After all, a new boyfriend is the best cleanse, at least according to Cat's friends. Unfortunately, having a boyfriend is a lot harder than Cat expected. And then Morgan Delaney swoops in with her green glasses, enigmatic smile, and talent for teasing Cat in ways that make her feel èuberlicious. But Morgan is a Gemini, and there's no way that's in Cat's horoscope. Will Cat finally get the girl of her dreams? Or is there a chance there's moreto life than Alison Bridgewater?"
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Full shift
by Dugan, Jennifer
Tessa, a reluctant seventeen-year-old werewolf on a desperate quest for a cure, accidentally attracts the attention of werewolf hunters, endangering her loved ones, and the only way to save them is to embrace the things inside her that are howling to getout
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Constellations
by Glasheen, Kate
In 1980s Troy, New York, nonbinary teenager Claire's stint in court-ordered rehab may be exactly what they need to unpack all the bad they have experienced--if they can stay sober in a world seemingly never made for them
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