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What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Title: What If It’s Us Author: Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli Original Publication Date: October 9, 2018 Original Publisher: Harper Collins Queer Representation: 2 gay male protagonists, 1 gay male minor antagonist Page Length: 433 A Broadway musical-centric romantic comedy by two of the biggest names in the field of Queer Young Adult literature. Memorable Quote: “And by good, I mean great. I mean exquisitely perfect. I mean I’m living in a Broadway musical. THIS IS AN ACTUAL BROADWAY MUSICAL.” Review: When two of the biggest voices in queer young adult literature come together, the result is bound to be amazing. Becky Albertalli (author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and more)and Adam Silvera (author of They Both Die at…
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They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Title: They Both Die at the End Author: Adam Silvera Original Publication Date: 2017 Original Publisher: Harper Teen Queer Representation: 1 gay and 1 bisexual protagonist Page Length: 384 How would you spend your last 24 hours? Memorable Quote: “Maybe it’s better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.” Review: Nobody knows how Death-Cast gets its information, but they do know that it is always right. If Death-Cast calls you shortly after midnight, one thing is certain: some time in the next twenty-four hours you are going to die. The caller from Death-Cast does not tell you when or how, but you can be…
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History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Title: History is All You Left Me Author: Adam Silvera Original Publication Date: 2017 Original Publisher: Soho Teen Queer Representation: 1 gay protagonist plus love interest Page Length: 292 A complex look at love and loss told from the perspective of a teenage boy grieving after the death of his first love. Memorable Quote: “People are complicated puzzles, always trying to piece together a complete picture, but sometimes we get it wrong and sometimes we’re left unfinished. Sometimes that’s for the best. Some pieces can’t be forced into a puzzle, or at least they shouldn’t be, because they won’t make sense.” Review: Griffin always thought that he and Theo were “endgame,” that no matter what happened they…
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More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Title: More Happy Than Not Author: Adam Silvera Original Publication Date: 2015 Original Publisher: Soho Teen Queer Representation: 1 gay protagonist plus love interest Page Length: 300 A Science-fiction take on conversion therapy Memorable Quote:“Memories: some can be sucker punching, others carry you forward; some stay with you forever, others you forget on your own. You can’t really know which ones you’ll survive if you don’t stay on the battlefield, bad times shooting at you like bullets. But if you’re lucky, you’ll have plenty of good times to shield you.” Review: Aaron Soto lives in a small, one-bedroom apartment with his mother and brother and is trying to move on from his suicide attempt which came…
