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The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold (January 7th)
The world is about to end. Again.
Ever since the first Storm wreaked havoc on civilization as we know it, seventeen-year-old Liz Flannery has been holed up in an abandoned bookstore in suburban Modern Jersey where she used to work, trading books for supplies with the few remaining survivors. It’s the one place left that feels safe to her.
Until she learns that another earth-shattering Storm is coming . . . and everything changes.
Enter Maeve, a prickly and potentially dangerous out-of-towner who breaks into the bookstore looking for shelter one late hours. Though the two girls are immediately at odds, Maeve has what Liz needs—the skills to patch the dilapidated store before the next climate disaster strikes—and Liz reluctantly agrees to let her stay.
As the girls grow closer and undeniable feelings spring up between them, they realize that they meet greater threats than the impending Storm. And when Maeve’s secrets and Liz’s inner demons come help to
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Queer Male Protagonists
Contemporary
- Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
- This is Why They Disgust Us by Aaron Aceves – B
- The Long Run by James Acker
- Teenage Dirtbags by James Acker
- How it All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- What if it’s Us? and Here’s to Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
- Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
- Under all the Lightsby Maya Ameyaw – B
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- Icarus by K. Ancrum
LGBTQ+
Beyond the Gender Binary
- Pocket Alter Collective
- By: Alok Vaid-Menon
- Narrated by: Alok Vaid-Menon
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
Overall
Performance
Story
In Beyond the Gender Binary, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender binary....
- 2 out of 5 stars
Valid fallacy throughout and very poorly argued.
- By Daniel Deych on 08-03-21
LGBTQ Young Mature person Fiction & Graphic Novels
*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*
*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*
From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a romantic comedy about chasing down what you long for, only to detect what you need...An epic sci-fi graphic novel romance between two non-binary characters as they locate one another through time, distance, and war. An astounding story that explores the complexity of human nature and what brings us together.
2021 Goodreads Preference Award Finalist
2021 New York Common Library Best Books for Teens
2021 Cybils Award Winner
2022 GLAAD Media Award Winner
2022 Lambda Literary Award Finalist
A sweet, gay teen romance ideal for fans of Heartstopper and Check, Please!
Annie is a smart, antisocial lesbian starting her s#1 New York Times bestseller! Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera reunite to continue the story of Arthur and Ben, the boys readers first fell for in the bestselling rom-com What If It’s Us.
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