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Learned By Heart: A Novel
Par Emma Donoghue. 2023
A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love…
at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonder Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for Young Ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.Emotionally intense, psychologically compelling and deeply researched, Learned by Heart is an extraordinary work of fiction by one of the world’s greatest storytellers. Full of passion and heartbreak, the tangled lives of Anne Lister and Eliza Raine form a love story for the ages.Cyanide Wells
Par Marcia Muller. 2003
The disappearance of Matthew Lindstrom's wife fourteen years ago, just before their divorce, branded him a murderer and destroyed his…
career. When he discovers Gwen is alive, Matt heads for California to look for answers and possibly revenge--but instead finds her lesbian lover and an even bigger mystery. Some strong language. 2003Dupont Circle: a novel
Par Paul Kafka-Gibbons. 2001
Three couples who live in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., contemplate love and matrimony. Judge Bailey Allard falls in love with…
the female housemate whom his son recommended. Allard's clerks, Max and Eve, plan to wed, and his gay son wants to marry his lover. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001Whistle me home
Par Barbara Wersba. 1997
Being a tomboy, Noli is surprised when the new boy in school asks her out. She soon discovers that TJ…
is truly her soul mate and falls deeply in love with him. Noli is disappointed when, even after months, their relationship is still chaste. Then TJ confesses his sexual orientation to her. For senior high and older readersTraveling light
Par Katrina Kittle. 2000
At twenty-six, Summer deals with lives and dreams cut short. An accident ends her promising dancing career, her indecision ruins…
her future with her lover, and AIDS takes her beloved brother's life. Still she learns that love can transcend many things. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000From the notebooks of Melanin Sun
Par Jacqueline Woodson. 1995
For the most part, thirteen-year-old Melanin Sun is happy living with his single mother, hanging out with his friends, and…
dreaming about a girl. But when forced to come to terms with differences in sexual preferences and race, Melanin Sun turns to his journal, where he records thoughts he can't speak out loud. For junior and senior high readers. Coretta Scott King AwardThe eye in the door
Par Pat Barker. 1994
London, 1918. As Britain faces defeat by Germany, pacifists and homosexuals are scapegoated as potential traitors. It is unfortunate for…
Lieutenant Billy Prior, a bisexual who has a split personality, that when he is released from Craiglockhart War Hospital, he is assigned to British Intelligence. Once again he needs the help of Dr. Rivers. Sequel to Regeneration (BR 10543). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexThe eagle kite: a novel
Par Paula Fox. 1995
Liam's father has AIDS. He tells Liam that it came from the blood transfusion he got three years ago when…
he had an operation. But Liam knows blood transfusions are safe now. He remembers a time when he was flying the eagle kite his father gave him, and he saw his father embracing a young man. And he sees the anger in his mother's face. For grades 6-9Looking for Jamie Bridger
Par Nancy Springer. 1995
At fourteen, Jamie wants to know who her real parents are. Her question brings an unexpected and horrified response from…
her grandparents, with whom she lives. Jamie sets out to find some answers and discovers that her grandparents have a son whom they never discuss because he is gay. As Grandma begins to withdraw, Jamie becomes more determined in her search. For grades 5-8Consider this home: a novel
Par Greg Bills. 1994
Kath Miller is living in Las Vegas with her ten-year-old son, Daron, when her father summons her back to Sterling,…
Utah, because Kath's mother has left him. In Sterling, Kath must also deal with her estranged husband, Merrill, and his obsession with Mormonism. And Daron gets a chance to meet Tom, his father, who admitted his homosexuality only after Kath became pregnant with Daron. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe weekend
Par Peter Cameron. 1994
Fortyish art critic Lyle is taking his new lover, Robert, to visit friends Marian and John in the country for…
the weekend. On the train, Lyle explains that a year ago his lover Tony, who was John's half brother, died at this house. Meanwhile, Marian is puzzled that Lyle would bring a guest on this anniversary, and another weekend guest must justify her plans when her daughter unexpectedly pays her a visit. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexReal heroes
Par Marilyn Kaye. 1993
When Kevin's mother left two months ago, she asked him to come with her, but he refused to desert his…
father, a cop who's not afraid of anything. Kevin's gym teacher, Mr. Logan, understands Kevin's anger at his mother. But now word is out that Mr. Logan is HIV-positive, and his job is at risk. Leading the parents against him is Kevin's father. Has Kevin finally discovered something his brave father is afraid of? Some strong language. For grades 6-9The waters of thirst
Par Adam Mars-Jones. 1994
William is a gay British actor who works doing voice-overs, has a monogamous live-in relationship with an airline worker, and…
suffers from kidney disease. William humorously describes his bittersweet life: elaborate dinner parties, encounters with the couple's strange neighbors and friends, his obsession with a pornographic model, and his hope that a careless motorcyclist will provide a kidney. Strong language and some descriptions of sexUnlived affections
Par George Shannon. 1989
Willie, seventeen, always lived with his grandmother. His mother died when he was two, and all that he knows about…
his father is that he too is dead, and was "unfit to be a father." After Grom's death Willie decides to sell the house. While cleaning out his mother's room he finds a box of letters written by his father. He learns that his father was homosexual and was never told of Willie's birth. Some strong language. For high school and older readersHappily ever after (Point paperback)
Par Hila Colman. 1986
Melanie has always been sure that she will live happily ever after with handsome, sensitive Paul, her sweetheart since childhood;…
but as a teenager he has become increasingly moody and withdrawn. Though their relationship is close and loving, he rejects her sexual advances, leaving her bewildered and ashamed. Eventually, Paul gently and painfully confesses that he is gay. For junior and senior high readersThe Evolving Truth of Ever-Stronger Will
Par Maya MacGregor. 2023
Will, an agender teen, struggles with the haunting aftermath of parental abuse as they forge a new life and love…
in this novel that is perfect for fans of If These Wings Could Fly and Last Night at the Telegraph Club.Will is a 17-year-old on the cusp of freedom: freedom from providing and caring for their abusive, addicted mother, freedom from their small town with an even smaller mindset, and the freedom from having to hide who they truly are. When their drug dealer mother dies months before their 18th birthday, Will is granted their freedom earlier than expected. But their mother&’s last words haunt Will: She cursed them with her dying breath, claiming her death was their fault. Soon their mother&’s drug-dealing past threatens Will&’s new shiny future, leaving Will scrambling to find their beloved former foster mother Raz before Child Protective Services or local drug dealers find them first. But how do you reconnect with family and embark on a new love when you&’re convinced you destroy everything you touch?¿Y si pudieses volver atrás y elegir un destino distinto? La novela romántica interactiva en la que TÚ eres la…
protagonista. Todos pensamos en ese amor que pudo haber sido. Esa decisión que pudo cambiarlo todo. Ese momento que marcó nuestro destino. ¿Y si pudieses volver atrás y tomar otro camino?Charlotte ha conseguido recomponer su vida después de que le rompieran el corazón, pero no deja de preguntarse en qué momento su vida tomó el rumbo equivocado. Cuando se le presenta la oportunidad de cambiar su pasado, Charlotte no lo duda. Esta vez, acertará en sus decisiones. ¿Pero qué camino es el correcto?¿Caer rendida en brazos del chico malo del instituto? ¿O quizás en los de chica más popular? ¿Vivir el primer amor junto a su mejor amigo? ¿O arriesgar su corazón y su vida en un romance épico más allá del tiempo? Su destino está en tus manos. Reseñas:«Sorprendente y muy original, Esperanza Luque viene con todo (¡y de todo!) para contarnos una historia que son tres que son muchas más, todas llenas de amor y de respuestas a esos ¿y si...? que nos surgen cuando dudamos de haber escogido bien nuestro camino».Clara Cortés, autora de Somos astronautas. «¡Por finun libro en el que la prota elige siempre a quien tú querías!».Raquel Brune, autora de la saga Brujas y nigromantes y Oscura es la noche.Family Meal: A Novel
Par Bryan Washington. 2023
&“Tender and poignant, Washington&’s latest hits the spot.&” – PEOPLE Magazine From the bestselling, award-winning author of Memorial and Lot,…
an irresistible, intimate novel about two young men, once best friends, whose lives collide again after a loss.Cam is living in Los Angeles and falling apart after the love of his life has died. Kai's ghost won't leave Cam alone; his spectral visits wild, tender, and unexpected. When Cam returns to his hometown of Houston, he crashes back into the orbit of his former best friend, TJ, and TJ's family bakery. TJ's not sure how to navigate this changed Cam, impenetrably cool and self-destructing, or their charged estrangement. Can they find a way past all that has been said - and left unsaid - to save each other? Could they find a way back to being okay again, or maybe for the first time?When secrets and wounds become so insurmountable that they devour us from within, hope and sustenance and friendship can come from the most unlikely source. Spanning Los Angeles, Houston, and Osaka, Family Meal is a story about how the people who know us the longest can hurt us the most, but how they also set the standard for love. With his signature generosity and eye for food, sex, love, and the moments that make us the most human, Bryan Washington returns with a brilliant new novel.Anything Could Happen
Par Will Walton. 2015
When you're in love with the wrong person for the right reasons, anything could happen.Tretch lives in a very small…
town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for him to be in love with his straight best friend. For his part, Matt is completely oblivious to the way Tretch feels - and Tretch can't tell whether that makes it better or worse.The problem with living a lie is that the lie can slowly become your life. For Tretch, the problem isn't just with Matt. His family has no idea who he really is and what he's really thinking. The girl at the local bookstore has no clue how off-base her crush on him is. And the guy at school who's a thorn in Tretch's side doesn't realize how close to the truth he's hitting.Tretch has spent a lot of time dancing alone in his room, but now he's got to step outside his comfort zone and into the wider world. Because like love, a true self can rarely be contained.Drag Teen
Par Jeffery Self. 2016
When life's a drag, you've gotta drag it up.JT feels like his life's hit a dead end. It looks like…
he'll always be stuck in Florida. His parents are anti-supportive. And his boyfriend, Seth, seems to be moving toward a bright future a long way from home.Scholarship money is nonexistent. After-school work will only get JT so far. There's only one shot for him -- to become the next Miss Drag Teen in New York City.The problem with that? Well, the only other time JT tried drag (at a school talent show), he was booed off the stage. And it's not exactly an easy drive from Florida to New York. But JT isn't going to give up. He, Seth, and their friend Heather are going to drag race up north so JT can capture the crown, no matter how many feisty foes he has to face. Because when your future is on the line, you have to be in it to win it, one fraught and fabulous step at a time.