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LGBTQ+ Book Recommendations
Hey everyone, how’s it going? As you may or may not know, June is America’s LGBT History Month and while I’m not American, I thought this would be the perfect time to recommend some brilliant and diverse books which promote and discuss LGBT issues. These include some pretty well-known series, as well as some lesser known ones which may have slipped under your radar. I include the names of series where sometimes the diversity comes a little later, in case you pick up one of these books and wonder what the hell I’m talking about. So sit back, relax, and grab a cup of coffee as I go through my…
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Leah on the Offbeat Book Review
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli From Goodreads: Leah Burkeâgirl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spierâs best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agendaâtakes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst. When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beatâbut real life isnât always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, sheâs the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows sheâs bisexual, she hasnât mustered the courage to tell her friendsânot even her openly gay BFF, Simon.…
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Love, Simon Book Review
Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda [also known as Love, Simon] by Becky Albertalli From Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesnât play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyoneâs business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy heâs been emailing, will be compromised. With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day,…