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Publication Date:  May 28 2013 Format:  Kindle Genre:   YA, LGBTQ, Publisher:  Scholastic Length:  339  pages Buy:    Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. He likes to write.And, oh yeah, he's gay. He's been out since 8th grade, and he isn't teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks about tolerance and stuff. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. Not that GAY guy. To have it be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time.So when he transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret -- not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean sla...

Title:   Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #1: Moldylocks and the Three Beards (A Branches Book) - by Noah Z. Jones Publisher: Scholastic 72 pages Genre: Beginning reader Grades 1-2 I received a free copy of this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Synopsis: This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! In the Land of Fake Believe, Princess meets a strange girl named Moldylocks. When Princess's stomach grumbles, Moldylocks takes her to the home of the Three Beards. The girls sit in the Beards' chairs, eat their chili, and jump on their beds. The Three Beards are not happy when they get home--and they are very, very hungry! Will Moldylocks and Princess go into the chili pot? With e...