Alejandro Antonio Ruiz
Author
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old queer adoptee Manny, now homeless, sets out to find his sister Elena, who is still enmeshed in Christ's Dominion, the community that abandoned him, but the journey is fraught with danger, as he is forced to confront the religious trauma from his past.
3) Ultraviolet
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Elio is struggling with "coming of age"--first love, first heartbreak, first real fight (which lands him in the hospital), and what it means to be a "man," a true friend, and an ally, as well as how to overcome a culture of toxic masculinity. Told in verse format.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Santi Arboleda finally feels settled in his new life in Los Angeles with a growing found family and a relationship with musical prodigy Suwa--until Suwa is offered the chance to step into the spotlight that he has always denied himself and they must finally face their dreams, their pasts, and their futures, whether together or apart.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Graham Jones. Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life...