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Queer Teens: Beyond Coming Out Stories

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

KISS THE MORNING STAR

by Elissa Janine Hoole

Not so much a coming out as a coming up, Anna's quiet, rich story will work its way into readers' hearts. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

STREET DREAMS

by Tama Wise

No simple coming-out story, this many-layered effort is gritty, warm and ultimately hopeful. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

SISTER MISCHIEF

by Laura Goode

But beneath the politics and too many lists of hip-hop/rap artists lies a touching story of impossible first love between... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME

by Madeleine George

While in the end there are some plotlines left untied in slice-of-life fashion, the bittersweet resolution of the main... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

PUTTING MAKEUP ON THE FAT BOY

by Bil Wright

Cocky but playful—“I had just the slightest touch of color in my cheeks. I’d given myself a manicure. I looked beyond... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

MONEY BOY

by Paul Yee

Overall, this insightful and deeply felt novel makes a valuable contribution to an underexplored topic and is highly... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

BROOKLYN BURNING

by Steve Brezenoff

Early in the summer of 2006, Scout comes to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, looking for someone to make music with. Kid, who plays... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

TESSA MASTERSON WILL GO TO PROM

by Emily Franklin & Brendan Halpin

An accessible, if not original, take on coming out and overcoming adversity. (Fiction. 12 & up) Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON

by John Green and David Levithan

Their story, along with the rest of the cast’s, will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of... Full review >

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