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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads February 2025 |
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Here lies Olive
by Kate Anderson
When sixteen-year-old Olive summons a ghost to find out what happens after people die, she unleashes an otherworldly danger that threatens everyone she loves
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The best hardcore band in PA : a novel
by Bill Elenbark
"The coming of age story of Cyrus, Jeff, and Mindy as misfit teens in a place where they'll never be considered "normal"-Cyrus for being gay and losing his mother at age twelve; Jeff for playing hardcore music featuring the "devil's lyrics" and questioning his sexuality in this town filled with churches; and Mindy for being Korean in a place where anyone non-white doesn't always fit in. The boys navigate their complicated feelings with each other, their parents, and the town, while forming the best ever hardcore band in PA, their only hope of escaping this place"
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A Vile Season by David FerraroAfter being ousted by vampire hunters, Count Lucian meets Vrykolakas, the god of vampires, who tasks him with infiltrating a duke’s marriage games to expose hidden hunters. Stripped of his immortality, Lucian must navigate human emotions and the treacherous courting season. Success will make him the most powerful vampire; failure means eternal torture. Lucian must decide if the power of being a vampire is worth sacrificing the newfound friendship and love he’s discovered.
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Take a Sad Song by Ona GritzIt’s the summer of 1970, and 15-year-old Jane is still reeling from the death of her father. She starts partying to deal with her grief, but a frantic call from her mother leads to her arrest. Sentenced to a yearlong stay at the New York State Training School for Girls. she’s introduced to the Racket, an underground world of gender role-play, romantic relationships, and chosen families the inmates have created. She befriends and develops deep feelings for fellow inmate Jo-Jo, who shares her love of music. Jane comes to appreciate the complex lives of people she never would have gotten to know on the outside.
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This fatal kiss
by Alicia Jasinska
Cursed to haunt the river where she drowned, Gisela, a water nymph longing for humanity, strikes a deal with Kazik, a spirit-hunter losing his magic, to help her gain a mortal's kiss, but complications arise when both fall for Aleksey, an enigmatic youngman with ties to Gisela's past
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Death at Morning House
by Maureen Johnson
From the best-selling author of the Truly Devious books comes a new standalone YA about teen Marlowe Wexler who uncovers a mystery while working as a tour guide on an island and must solve it before history repeats itself. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The loudest silence
by Sydney Langford
Two disabled queer teens, Casey, who's trying to conceal her hearing loss from her new classmates, and soccer captain Hayden, whose Generalized Anxiety Order stops him from telling his parents he wants to pursue a career on Broadway, form an intimate, platonic friendship that changes everything. Simultaneous eBook.
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Come out, come out
by Natalie C. Parker
Five years after the disappearance of their friend Mallory and their memories of that fateful night, high school seniors Fern and Jaq encounter a vengeful spirit resembling Mallory, forcing them to confront their true identities and the dark secrets hidden in their past
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Better left buried
by Mary E. Roach
Told in alternating voices, teenagers Lucy and Audrey investigate a town full of secrets, a family full of mystery, and an abandoned amusement park where people keep turning up dead
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The new Camelot
by Robyn Schneider
Camelot's official court wizard and Arthur's girlfriend, Emry Merlin finds her hard-won position threatened by an unexpected visitor while she, Arthur and Lance embark on a perilous quest to Anwen to defeat an evil sorceress, facing dangerous beasts, suspicious nobles and cursed maidens along the way. Simultaneous eBook.
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Everything glittered
by Robin Talley
In 1927 Washington, D.C., during prohibition, 17-year-old society girl Gertrude sneaks out of school to visit a speakeasy and returns to discover her controversial young headmistress, Mrs. Rose, has been murdered, prompting Gertrude to set about clearing Mrs. Rose's reputation while trying to keep hers intact. Simultaneous eBook.
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Prince of fortune
by Lisa Tirreno
Shy Prince Edmund, gifted with rare magic and burdened by his nation's expectations, finds unexpected love with the Seer Lord Aubrey Ainsley, and together they must overcome war and dark sorcery to save their homeland
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