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Geography Club
by Brent Hartinger
A group of high school students form a secret club to explore their sexuality and identity.
Russel Middlebrook is keeping a secret from his two best friends, Min, a bright Chinese American girl, and Gunnar, a bright and socially awkward boy. Neither of them knows he is gay and that he has ... (Wikipedia)
Call Me By Your Name
by André Aciman
A tender story of first love, exploring the complexities of identity, sexuality and desire.
The narrator, Elio Perlman , recalls the events of the summer of about 1987, when he was seventeen and living with his parents in Italy . Each summer, his parents would take in a doctoral student as ... (Wikipedia)
Openly Straight
by Bill Konigsberg
Rafe, a gay teenager, decides to keep his sexuality a secret when he transfers to an all-boys boarding school.
The award-winning novel about being out, being proud, and being ready for something else . . . now in paperback. Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing ... (Goodreads)
Nick and Charlie
by Alice Oseman
A heartwarming novella about two boys falling in love and navigating their relationship.
CHARLIE: “I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me.” ... (Goodreads)
Joust
by Mercedes Lackey
A thrilling medieval adventure, tracing the journey of a young jouster as she seeks to save her kingdom.
THE SECRET OF THE DRAGONS Vetch was an Altan serf working the land which had once been his family's farm. Young and slight, Vetch would have died of overwork, exposure, and starvation if not for the ... (Goodreads)
Daughter of the Blood
by Anne Bishop
A young woman's journey to claim her power and protect her kingdom from dark forces.
Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found, here,. The Dark Kingdom is preparing itself for the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy–the arrival of a new Queen, a Witch who will wield ... (Goodreads)
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
by Jenny Han
A young girl navigates the ups and downs of first love and family.
Now in her final year of high school, Lara Jean Song Covey is excitedly looking forward to attending school with her boyfriend, Peter Kavinsky, at the University of Virginia (UVA). Peter has been ... (Wikipedia)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
by Mackenzi Lee
An 18th-century adventure of love, friendship, and self-discovery as a young man travels Europe.
A Kirkus Prize nominee and Stonewall Honor winner with 5 starred reviews! A New York Times bestseller! Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR and the New York Public Library! "The queer teen ... (Barnes & Noble)
One Day
by David Nicholls
A story of friendship and love, exploring the complexities of life and relationships.
Dexter and Emma spend the night together following their graduation from the University of Edinburgh , in 1988. They talk about how they will be once they are 40. While they do not become ... (Wikipedia)
The Magician King
by Lev Grossman
A quest to restore the magic of a fantasy world, while discovering the power of self-discovery.
The Magician King follows two story lines, beginning at the same time as the beginning and end of The Magicians . In one, following her unsuccessful interview at Brakebills, Julia returns to ... (Wikipedia)
A Legacy of Spies
by John le Carré
A former spy must confront the consequences of his past actions.
Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of ... (Goodreads)
The Black Prism
by Brent Weeks
A powerful magic-user must save his kingdom from a dangerous enemy using his powerful mastery of light-manipulation magic.
Sixteen years after the war, the Prism receives a note from a woman claiming to be "Lina," instructing him to meet his now 15-year-old son across the world in Tyrea. He had not known of his son's ... (Wikipedia)
The Time Keeper
by Mitch Albom
A man is sent on a journey to discover the true meaning of time.
From the author who's inspired millions worldwide with books like, Tuesdays with Morrie, and, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, comes his most imaginative novel yet,, The Time Keeper,—a compelling ... (Barnes & Noble)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
by Carol Rifka Brunt
A young girl's journey of grief and healing as she discovers the secrets of her beloved uncle's life.
June Elbus is a 14-year-old girl living in Westchester in 1986. She is in love with her gay uncle, Finn Weiss, a fact she is scared to admit even to herself. Finn is dying of AIDS. Being a ... (Wikipedia)
Home Safe
by Elizabeth Berg
A widow struggles to come to terms with her husband's death while navigating the complexities of family relationships and personal identity.
In this new novel, beloved bestselling author Elizabeth Berg weaves a beautifully written and richly resonant story of a mother and daughter in emotional transit. Helen Ames–recently widowed, coping ... (Goodreads)
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher
A post-apocalyptic tale of a boy's journey to find his stolen dog in a world with few humans left.
A "suspenseful, atmospheric tale. . .punctured by a gut-punch twist" (,Entertainment Weekly,),, A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, is a story of survival, courage and hope amid the ruins of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Double Standards
by Judith McNaught
A young woman's life is turned upside down when she falls in love with a wealthy man who has a dark past and a double standard for women.
Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found, here,. In the exclusive, glittering world of business superstars, Nick Sinclair was a legend... The ruggedly handsome president of ... (Goodreads)
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
Gideon, a swordswoman, competes in a deadly game of puzzles and challenges to become an immortal servant. But dark secrets lurk in the shadows.
Gideon the Ninth is set in a galactic empire of nine planets, each ruled by a noble house that practices its own unique type of necromancy . Although advanced technology exists, the Nine Houses ... (Wikipedia)
Time Between Us
by Tamara Ireland Stone
A teenage girl falls in love with a boy who can time travel, but their relationship is threatened by the consequences of altering the past.
Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet: she lives in 1995 Chicago and he lives in 2012 San Francisco. But Bennett has the unique ability to travel through time and space, which brings him into ... (Goodreads)
Exclusively Yours
by Shannon Stacey
A journalist and a famous sportsman reconnect after years apart, but their past may threaten their second chance at love.
A second chance to finish what they started… When Keri Daniels's boss finds out she has previous carnal knowledge of reclusive bestselling author Joe Kowalski, she gives Keri a choice: get an ... (Barnes & Noble)
First Lady
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
A former first lady seeks refuge in a small town, where she finds love and redemption.
The beautiful young widow of the President of the United States thought she was free of the White House, but circumstances have forced her back into the role of the First Lady. Not for long, however, ... (Goodreads)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
by Lois Duncan
Four friends are haunted by a deadly secret from their past. A suspenseful thriller that keeps you on edge until the very end.
High school senior Julie James receives a note from the mail that reads "I know what you did last summer." The previous summer, Julie, her then-boyfriend Ray Bronson, Ray's best friend Barry Cox, and ... (Wikipedia)
The Geography of You and Me
by Jennifer E. Smith
A chance encounter during a blackout leads to a romance that spans continents. Can love survive distance and time?
Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they’re rescued, they spend a ... (Goodreads)
Don't Want to Miss a Thing
by Jill Mansell
A romantic comedy about a woman who moves to a new town and falls in love with a man who is already in a relationship.
This romantic comedy from author Jill Mansell explores the impact of grief and unexpected parenthood. ... (Wikipedia)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green
Two teenage boys with the same name discover each other and form an unlikely friendship.
Will Grayson meets Will Grayson. One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers are about to cross paths. From that moment on, their world will collide and lives intertwine. It's ... (Goodreads)
In Your Dreams
by Kristan Higgins
After a failed marriage, Emmaline moves back to her hometown and falls for her brother's best friend. But can she trust him with her heart?
Emmaline Neal needs a date. Just a date—someone to help her get through her ex-fiancé's wedding without losing her mind. But pickings are slim in Manningsport, New York, population 715. In fact, ... (Goodreads)
Bittersweet
by Sarina Bowen
A second chance romance between two former lovers who reunite after years apart, but must confront their past mistakes and secrets.
Farmers make the earth move. The last person Griffin Shipley expects to find stuck in a ditch on his Vermont country road is his ex-hookup. Five years ago they'd shared a couple of steamy nights ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Window Opens
by Elisabeth Egan
A woman juggles family, career, and personal life as she navigates the challenges of a new job.
In A Window Opens , beloved books editor at Glamour magazine, Elisabeth Egan, brings us Alice Pearse, a compulsively honest, longing-to-have-it-all, sandwich generation heroine for our ... (Goodreads)
The Stand: American Nightmares
by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
A graphic novel adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand" where a deadly virus wipes out most of humanity, leaving survivors to face supernatural forces.
The deadly super flu Captain Trips has devastated the country and now the few survivors must pick up the pieces and go on. Larry Underwood seeks escape from New York City. Lloyd contemplates an ... (Goodreads)
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Collection of comic strips featuring a boy and his imaginary tiger, exploring life's big questions.
They're back: Calvin, the six-year-old dirty tricksmeister and master of indignation and his warm, cuddly philosopher sidekick, Hobbes. A tiger whose idea of adventure is to lie on his back by the ... (Goodreads)
