Listopia > Megan's votes on the list Pride Month! The Teen Essentials List (23 Books)
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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1)
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"This novel explores the funny and exciting escapades of a young and bi-sexual aristocrat, Monty, in the 1700's during a Grand Tour of Europe. He's been kicked out of his school and disappointed his father with his current behavior, so he decides to take this cross European trip to put a little bit of distance between himself and his problems. His best friend and secret crush tag along as well as his younger sister, and they find themselves in the middle of an adventure, as the Duke of Bourbon begin's to track them down because they have taken something very important to him."
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If I Was Your Girl
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"Amanda has grown up with a secret. Amanda is in the process of Transitioning from Andrew. She's starting fresh at a new school, with new friends, and has also found a boy she really likes. She's terrified that if her secret is revealed, she may not find the acceptance she was hoping for when she had first arrived."
Megan
rated it 4 stars
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They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
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"Mateo and Rufus meet as strangers on their "End Day", through an app called "Last Friend". Written in the perspective of a universe where people are notified of their "last day" by midnight, giving them 24 hours notice. This gives them the opportunity to tie up loose ends and do all the things they want to do before they take their last breath, but also not knowing how or when through out the day. Every moment and person you meet is meaningful. "
Megan
rated it 4 stars
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
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"By day, he is Prince Sebastian. By night, he is Lady Crystallia, the hottest fashion icon in Paris; all thanks to his brand new Seamstress who has a special eye for making beautiful things for beautiful people. It's a romantic fairy tail of a modern sort, that tells a story of identity, acceptance, friendship, and family"
Megan
rated it 5 stars
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We Are Okay
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"One day Marin gets up and leaves her current life behind and starts over at a college in California, not having spoken to anyone from her former life in N.Y. She's alone in her dorm and awaiting a visit from her best friend Mabel, to finally confront her past. This is a beautifully woven story of grief, acceptance, and learning how to move on. “I was okay just a moment ago. I will learn how to be okay again.”"
Megan
rated it 4 stars
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Autoboyography
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"Tanner Scott was openly bi-sexual until he moved to a school, in a state where it made things "easier" to go temporarily back in the closet. He learns that there's nothing "easy" about pretending to be someone he's not. He discovers that things can get very complicated, especially when he meets the love of his life; but his life is so spotlighted that it is not "as easy" to accept himself as he is, and envies Tanner."
Megan
rated it 4 stars
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Ramona Blue
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"Despite a lot of the obstacles that the 6' tall, blue haired character deemed "Ramona Blue", she still seems to keep a positive attitude and outlook on life. After losing her home and her relationship with her mother after Hurricane Katrina, Ramona is still living in a FEMA trailer with her father who always does his best, and her pregnant sister whom she is closest to. Ramona knows that she likes girls, but things get even more complicated for her when her best childhood friend, Freddie comes back into town and causes her to question what she thought she knew about her sexuality before."
Megan
rated it 5 stars
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Sawkill Girls
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"Zoey is Asexual, Val is queer (no labels are offered), Marion is bi, and they fall in love with each other. They even have sex. AND NO ONE DIES.
Megan
rated it 5 stars
"There is no sign of Death by Sex, Dead Lesbians Syndrome or Psycho Lesbians here." Tore.com-Doing Buffy One Better: Sawkill Girls and the Subversion of Genre Tropes: Ana Grilo" See Review |
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I'll Give You the Sun
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"This story follows the lives of non-identical twins, Noah and Jude. They are an extremely close brother and sister team, but not very much alike. They dismiss those differences and love each other unconditionally. Their relationship is tested when a boy, comes between them. Beautifully written, from both perspectives, in an artistic narrative as well."
Megan
rated it 3 stars
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Luna
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"Liam, is not his true self, until by night, he is able to be her, Luna."
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Carry On (Simon Snow, #1)
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"Fan Girl meets Harry Potter in this action packed story about romance, magic, and friendship. Simon Snow is the "Chosen One", in this story, but he's just the worst. Everything just seems to not go is way in the magic world. But, he's got his vampire roommate, Baz, to both taunt and console him as he begrudgingly starts to develop feelings for him."
Megan
rated it 4 stars
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Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1)
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"Simon Spier is 16, and not so openly gay. He knows it and the secret is eating at him. He decides he has to tell someone but he's too scared to tell anyone he is close to, so he does is anonymously through e-mail. The e-mail gets into the wrong hands and Simon is suddenly thrust into a deeper web of lies to his friends, because he's being blackmailed. His relationship with his tight net group of friends will be tested, and now the sexual orientation of both Simon and his anonymous classmate is being threatened to be exposed."
Megan
rated it 4 stars
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
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"This story is about Ari and Dante's life changing friendship. It's a beautifully written literary story where both boys have outside factors in their life that make them feel both angry and confused, and they are testing their boundaries. One of the additional factors that is testing the boys' relationship is that they are both grappling with the fact that one or both may like boys, and how this affects their friendship."
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
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"Cameron Post is forced to move in with her ultra conservative aunt after her parents die in a car crash. Cameron has always liked girls but is forced to live a lie on the outside everyday. When she is caught in a compromising situation, she is forced to travel to a "conversion therapy" camp by her aunt and her church. It's here where she develops some very strong relationships with some of the other teens that were also forced to undergo this "therapy", and it's here that she discovers her real truth."
Megan
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Symptoms of Being Human
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Birthday
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Grasshopper Jungle
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Girl Mans Up: A Lambda Award-Winning YA Novel About Gender Identity and Self-Acceptance
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Tell Me How You Really Feel
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The Meaning of Birds
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Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens
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Ziggy, Stardust and Me
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These Witches Don't Burn (These Witches Don't Burn, #1)
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