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Release Date: September 16, 2016 Publisher: Create Space Format: Kindle Pages: 222 pages Genre: YA, LGBT Buy: Paperback Synopsis: Lena Newman is 17, her best friend’s a cheerleader, her boyfriend’s a football player, and as far as everyone is concerned, her life is sorted. But that’s before she befriends the new girl. Juliet is confident, slightly damaged, drop-dead gorgeous and a lesbian. Lena realizes that her interest goes beyond just friendship. She sets off on a path of self-discovery where the loyalty of those closest to her will be tested. Review:  Lena struggles when she realizes she is attracted to the new girl in school.  She dives into a journey of self discovery which leads her to realize sexuality isn't so black and white.  While most coming out books only focus on being either straight or gay, this book looks at what its like to be bisexual.  What does that mean? Is it just a stopping point before you realize you really are gay? As a bi...

Title:   Sara by Greg Herren Publisher: Bold Stroke Books 264 pages Genre: lgbt, YA I received an E-ARC of this book from netgalley.com - it is being released July 17, 2012 Synopsis:  For Tony Martin, being a senior means being a star on the football team, classes to get through, hanging out with his friends—and dating Candy Dixon. And once he graduates, he’s getting out of Kansas and never looking back. But his best friend Glenn’s decision to come out and be openly gay at their small rural high school creates a lot of problems for the two of them. But a beautiful new student arrives at Southern Heights High—Sara. When all the kids who’ve been mean to Glenn start dying in very strange circumstances, and Glenn starts acting strangely, it’s up to Tony and Candy to get to the bottom of what’s going on in their school—before it’s too late for them. Review: What starts off seeming like a coming of age story about Glenn coming out and how his best friend Tony and his f...

Title: So Hard To Say by Alex Sanchez Publisher: Simon & Shuster 230 pages Genre: YA  Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Latina chocoholic-chatterbox Xio can't keep her eyes off blond-haired, steel-eyed Frederick, the intriguing transfer student just in from Wisconsin. At first, the soft-spoken newcomer, unsure of his new Southern California junior high and maybe his own sexuality, doesn't know what to make of her pursuits. Slowly and surely, Xio charms her way into his life and soon absorbs him into her group of fabulous girlfriends whom she dubs the "Sexies." Content with this new niche, and his position on a pick-up soccer team, Frederick gradually becomes aware of Xio's real agenda: to make him her first boyfriend. All the while he finds he can't keep his eyes off Victor, his soccer buddy. Frederick's sexual confusion escalates, as do his dodging techniques when it comes to Xio's advances. However, when she gets him in a closet with her and at l...