Tag Archives: LGBTQIA

Keeping You a Secret, by Julie Anne Peters

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Thistle

Holland has never really thought about her sexuality before. She lives in an area with small-town mentality and she knows no one who’s gay – until Cece shows up at school for Holland’s last semester of her senior year. Cece … Continue reading →

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Born on a Blue Day, by Daniel Tammet

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Thistle

I was born on 31 January 1979 – a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue. Daniel Tammet has savant syndrome. He can recite the numbers of … Continue reading →

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Readathon: My Heartbeat, by Garret Freymann-Weyr

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Thistle

Ellen is very close to her brother, Link, and his best friend, James. When she begins to question the nature of Link and James’ relationship, however, the delicate balance of friendship, love, and family ties unravels. I’m actually not sure … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Skim, by Mariko Tamaki

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Thistle

Kim Cameron, otherwise known as Skim, goes to an upclass private girl’s school, where she’s a bit of an outcast because of her looks (overweight, half-Asian), her muddled attempts to be Wiccan, and her best friend’s aggressive anti-social attitude. When … Continue reading →

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Between Mom and Jo, by Julie Anne Peters

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Thistle

Nick has a good life and a good family. His moms, Erin and Jo, don’t always get along, but they love each other and love Nick. An occasional classmate makes fun of him for having lesbian parents, but for the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Thistle

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Pedro and Me, by Judd Winick

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Thistle

This graphic novel is about Pedro Zamora, a gay Cuban immigrant who contracted HIV at age 17, became an public speaker about AIDS, and died at age 22. He and the author, Judd Winick, were roommates on The Real World … Continue reading →

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And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Thistle

Roy and Silo are two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who became a couple. They bonded the same way a male and female penguin normally do. They made their own nesting area, and they tried to hatch egg-sized … Continue reading →

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Kissing Kate, by Lauren Myracle

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Thistle

Lissa and Kate have been best friends for years, but right before their junior year in high school, the two make out at a party, and suddenly Kate acts as if Lissa no longer exists. Lissa is left confused, both … Continue reading →

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The Sky Always Hears Me and the Hills Don’t Mind, by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Thistle

Morgan lives in Central Nowhere, Nebraska, where people are “all about family values…but that’s only as long as your family and your values are just like everyone else’s.”** She’s dating a dumb-but-kind football player who bores her, she lusts after … Continue reading →

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