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"Rod Pulido delivers the ultimate one-two punch: bare-knuckled, bruising honesty wrapped in humor, sincerity, and sweetness." — Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Experience the extreme joys, sorrows, and triumphs of a queer Filipino-American teenager...

Es gibt so vieles in Aarons Leben, das er lieber für immer vergessen würde: Den Suizid seines Vaters, seinen eigenen Selbstmordversuch kurz darauf, die Tatsache, dass er in einem hoffnungslosen Viertel in der Bronx aufwächst. Doch Aarons Mutter und seine Freundin Genevieve helfen ihm dabei, wieder glücklich zu werden. Als er eines Tages auf Thomas trifft und sich mit dem unbekümmerten und coolen Jungen anfreundet, entdeckt er noch eine ganz neue Art von Glück. Eine, die sein Herz höherschlagen lässt.

In the fall of 1991, Zooey Orson transfers to the Blackfriars School for Boys hoping for a fresh start following a scandal at his last school. Before he knows it, he’s fallen in with a group of boys who all share the same secret, one which they can only express openly within the safety of the clandestine gatherings of the Vicious Circle—the covert club for gay students going back decades. But when the boys unwittingly happen upon the headmaster’s copy of an arcane occult text, they unleash an eldritch secret so terrible, it threatens to consume them all.

Nino, diciassette anni, pochi amici, figlio unico, scopre timidamente i primi amori. Uno su tutti: Tiziano. Nino conosce da sempre la propria omosessualità, ma i suoi genitori (una madre ossessiva e un padre troppo sicuro dell'assolutezza dei propri valori) sono convinti che sia qualcosa di sbagliato, contro natura. Qualcosa da curare. Per questo, Nino si trova nella comunità religiosa gestita da don Claudio, una sorta di "clinica" dove ragazze e ragazzi come lui vanno per "guarire" e ritrovare la loro vera natura, quella voluta da Dio.

From an Edgar Award-winning author, this historical noir novel follows the life-changing summer of sixteen-year-old Joe Garbe as he discovers queer community in 1930s Chicago and gets caught up in the city's crooked underbelly. In the summer of 1934, Joe Garbe arrives in Chicago with one goal...

In this “terrifyingly fun” (NYT) horror comedy, two friends must solve the mystery of their long-missing former friend’s supernatural reappearance—perfect for fans of Stranger Things. Growing up, Cori, Maz, and Sam were inseparable best friends, sharing their love for pop culture...

After Philly teenager Alexis Duncan is injured in a gang shooting, her dreams of a college scholarship and pro basketball career vanish in an instant. To avoid becoming another Black teen trapped in her poverty-stricken neighborhood, she shifts her focus to the school's STEM team. Academics have never been her thing, but Alexis is motivated by Aamani Chakrabarti, the new Indian student who becomes her friend (and crush?). Alexis begins to see herself as so much more than an athlete. But as her future starts to reform, Alexis's own doubts and old loyalties pull her back into harm's way.

Emil wird sterben. Es ist das Erste, was Ansel über ihn erfährt, als er ihn bei seinem Praktikum auf der Intensivstation kennenlernt. Eine Tatsache, die sich nur zu leicht ignorieren lässt, während sich die beiden Hals über Kopf ineinander verlieben und sich in ihrem gemeinsamen Universum verlieren. Da zählt nur noch Emils Wunsch, den Ansel erfüllen möchte: einen Roadtrip bis nach Schottland. Auf dieser Reise wächst Ansel über sich hinaus und ist schließlich doch kein bisschen bereit für das Unausweichliche.

If only Mark Davis hadn’t put on a dress for the talent show. It was a joke—other guys did it too—but when his boyfriend saw Mark in that dress, everything changed. And now, fresh on the heels of high school heartbreak, Mark has given up on love. Maybe some people are just too much for this world—too weird, too wild, too feminine, too everything. Thankfully, his older brother Eric always knows what to say to keep Mark from spinning into self-loathing. "Be yourself! Your full sequin-y self.”

As Ana celebrates the new millennium, she is shocked to learn that she must leave behind her childhood home, her hometown, and -- hardest of all -- her girlfriend for a new life in Rio de Janeiro. Ten years later, Greg is sent to live with his aunt -- who runs a video rental store from her garage and owns a dog named Keanu Reeves -- as his parents work out their not-so-secret divorce.

El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen with a mission of revenge, redemption, and revolution. From the New York Times bestselling author of Most Ardently. On Mar León de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a...

“A writer to be reckoned with.” —Kathleen Glasgow, author of Girl in Pieces and You’d Be Home Now A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about facing family secrets, healing from trauma, and falling in love, from the award-winning author of How It Feels to Float George’s life is...

Was, wenn die Liebe vor einem steht, aber man nicht bereit dafür ist? Richie setzt alles daran, seinem eigenen Glück im Weg zu stehen. Doch muss er wirklich erst sich selbst lieben, um von anderen geliebt werden zu können? Die Beziehung mit Maxi kann Richie nur anfangs genießen, denn unentwegt wartet er auf das Ende, von dem Richie sicher ist, dass es früher oder später kommen wird. Keine Liebe ist wie die andere und nichts Neues kann wachsen, so lange das Herz und die Seele noch mit dem Unkraut der Vergangenheit bewuchert sind.

Sy placed all his bets for happiness on his boyfriend, Farouk...who then left him to try and 'fix the world'. Now, the timid seventeen-year-old Indian Muslim boy is stuck in a dead-end coffee shop job and all he can do is wish for one more chance. Sy never expects his wish to be granted. But when a mysterious girl offers him three wishes in exchange for his help and proves she can grant at least one wish with an instant million-dollar deposit into Sy's struggling bank account, a whole new world of possibility opens up. Is she magic? Or just rich?

Der New-York-Times-Bestseller rund um #ownvoice-Repräsentation und lateinamerikanische Magie, endlich auch in Deutschland! Yadriel hat einen Geist beschworen – aber leider den falschen. Kurz vor dem Tag der Toten will Yadriel endlich beweisen, dass er ein brujo ist. Alle in seiner Familie können heilen oder Geister beschwören, aber weil Yadriel trans ist, verwehren sie ihm das Ritual, in dem ihm Santa Muerte seine Kräfte verleiht. Mit der Hilfe seiner Cousine Maritza schafft er es allein.

Robespierre is dead. The Reign of Terror is over. As Royalist strength grows, the Duc de L'Aubespine plots a coup that will consign the revolution to history. With Olympe in his clutches, he believes nothing can stop him. But he's reckoned without the intrepid Battalion of the Dead! Reunited in Paris, Ada is poised for action—but if she plays her hand too soon, everything she's sacrificed to gain his trust will be lost. Meanwhile, an unlikely alliance with an old enemy might be Camille's only option to save Olympe and stop the duc in his tracks.

Flight 133 disappeared over the ocean. No wreckage. No distress signal. Just gone. Suddenly, everyone on the news and social media is talking about whether the pilot intentionally crashed it?everyone but me. Because I know her. The pilot was my mom, and there's no way she would hurt anyone. No one else knows that before she left, she wrote me a note. Trust me, it said.

Jonathan Hopkirk, fan número uno de la poesía de Walt Whitman, y Adam "Kurl" Kurlansky, el conflictuado jugador estrella del equipo de futbol americano del colegio, son asignados en la clase de Literatura como compañeros para semanalmente escribirse una carta y así practicar sus habilidades retóricas… una tarea que aceptan con resignación, pues no esperan obtener mucho de esa actividad.

"Clifford Samuel's low, melodious voice sounds like it was made for this atmospheric queer retelling of the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde story." - AudioFile Magazine A teen boy tries to discover the reason behind his best friend's disappearance—and the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic...

Todos en la Academia Fairvale conocen a Bryson Keller, el capitán del equipo de futbol, increíblemente guapo, que no cree en los noviazgos estudiantiles. También saben del reto que Bryson aceptó: cada semana saldrá con la primera persona que se lo pida el lunes en la mañana. Quien se atreve solo obtiene un romance de cinco días. No ha habido excepciones. Ninguna. Hasta que llegué yo.