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LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Reads September 2024 |
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The girl in question
by Tess Sharpe
"Embarking on a backpacking trip with her friends Wes and Iris, Nora, with her murderous stepfather on the loose, must rescue Wes's girlfriend who, mistaken for Nora, has been kidnapped and faces three problems: someone is lying, someone is keeping secrets and someone has to die. Simultaneous eBook."
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Disciples of chaos
by M. K. Lobb
In this gripping sequel to Seven Fearless Saints, Rossana and Damian are determined to free those who matter most while setting their sights on Brechaat, but they find their journey fraught by strange magic as Damian shifts further from the boy he used to be. Simultaneous eBook.
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The no-girlfriend rule
by Christen Randall
When her boyfriend excludes her from participating in a roleplaying game, high school senior Hollie joins an all-girls group where an in-game romance has the potential to be more than just pretend
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In repair
by A. L. Graziadei
"Determined to get a fresh start and make a name for himself during his first year at Hartland University, Nathaniel Conti finds his plans changing when he discovers his former best friend goes there, too, and with him comes memories Nathaniel would rather forget. Simultaneous eBook."
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Strictly no heroics
by B. L. Radley
In a world run by those with the Super gene, Riley, a“Normie” in desperate need of money, starts a job with HENCH, henchmen working for villains, and after witnessing a horrible murder, learns that even she can take a stand against injustice. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Summer Love Strategy by Ray StoeveHayley always has a crush. The problem is her crushes never like her back. After her latest unrequited love--a girl from her basketball team--gets a boyfriend, she decides she's done falling for girls who are unavailable. Her best friend, Talia, wants romance, too, but rarely gets crushes on anyone, and she's tired of watching Hayley get her heart stomped on over and over. So the two girls make a pact: They'll help each other find summer love by putting themselves in situations that always lead to romance in movies.
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Wide awake now
by David Levithan
"In this reimagining of the 2004 novel Wide Awake, the author flips the script and rewrites Jimmy and Duncan's story in the real 2024, proving the critical importance of standing up for what you believe in and the cost of apathy in today's political climate. Simultaneous eBook."
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Furious
by Jamie Pacton
"Jojo Emerson-Boyd should be on the fast track to her own wildly successful racing career. Instead, she's spending the seemingly endless summer working at her grandmother's auto shop in the small town of Dell's Hollow. Everything changed when Jojo lost her mom, a celebrity NASCAR racer, in a tragic racing accident. Now, according to her dad, even getting her license is out of the question, so she might as well forget about racing. For the first time, her future seems foggy. But something comes into focuswhen Eliana "El" Blum turns up at the shop with an adorable scowl, a tough-girl vibe, and a mystery to solve"
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Kindling by Traci CheeAfter the war is over, seven outlawed kindlings—elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives—must confront their pasts, their trauma and their grim fates to reclaim who they once were and fight one last time. Simultaneous.
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Daniel, deconstructed
by James Ramos
"Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts...But when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel knows exactly how this is going to play out...But matchmaking means stepping into the mystifying and illogical world of love, dating, and relationships, where nothing is as it seems and no one knows their lines"
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The marble queen
by Anna Kopp
"A sapphic YA graphic novel with sword fighting, political intrigue and magic where the princess needs a marriage alliance for the welfare of her kingdom, but she unknowingly accepts a proposal from a mysterious country, having come not from the prince, but his sister"
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Out of left field
by Jonah Newman
"Ninth-grader Jonah is not a jock. On the contrary, he loves history class and nerdy movies, and his athletic ineptitude verges on tragic. So, what's he doing signing up for the baseball team? Could it have something to do with the cute shortstop, Elliot? For the rest of high school, Jonah faces challenges on and off the baseball field, from heteronormative social pressure to thrilling romance. Realizing who his real friends are, he figures out what really matters and finally recognizes and embraces his gay identity. Based on debut author-illustrator Jonah Newman's coming-of-age experiences, Out of Left Field is a big-hearted and funny YA graphic novel about learning to be yourself"
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