It's 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a club, trying to pretend he's more out than he really is. C.J. is out and completely out there. Micah can't help but be both attracted to and intimidated by him. A connection occurs. Friendship or romance their relationship will be tested but will also be a lifeline during the AIDS epidemic.
Bill Konigsberg Libros
Bill Konigsberg crea narrativas que profundizan en las complejidades de la identidad y la adolescencia con una mezcla característica de humor y honestidad cruda. Su obra explora reflexivamente los desafíos del autodescubrimiento y el sentido de pertenencia, resonando profundamente tanto en lectores jóvenes como en adultos. Konigsberg teje magistralmente voces auténticas de personajes con temas pertinentes, creando historias que son a la vez cautivadoras y que invitan a la reflexión. Su estilo distintivo radica en una aguda visión de la psicología humana y su sensible representación de las relaciones.






The Bridge
- 400 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
Aaron and Tillie do not know each other, but they both feel suicidal and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Includes resources about suicide prevention and suicide prevention for LGBTQIA+ youth.
Carson Smith is resigned to spending his summer in Billings, Montana, helping his mom take care of his father, a dying alcoholic he doesn't really know. Then he meets Aisha Stinson, a beautiful girl who has run away from her difficult family, and discovers a secret regarding his grandfather, who disappeared without warning or explanation decades before. Together, Carson and Aisha embark on an epic road trip to try and save Carson's dad, restore his fragmented family, and discover the Porcupine of Truth in all of their lives. This journey challenges their perceptions of family, love, and the truths they must confront, ultimately leading them to a deeper understanding of themselves and each other.
Honestly Ben
- 352 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
In the companion to Openly Straight , Ben confronts pressure at school, repression at home, and his passion for two very different people in figuring out what it takes to be Honestly Ben .
Openly Straight
- 336 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
Tired of being known as "the gay kid", Rafe Goldberg decides to assume a new persona when he comes east and enters an elite Massachusetts prep school--but trying to deny his identity has both complications and unexpected consequences.
The Music of what Happens
- 352 páginas
- 13 horas de lectura
"It is summer in Phoenix, and seventeen-year-old Maximo offers to help Jordan, a fellow student in high school, with the food truck that belonged to Jordan's deceased father, and which may be the only thing standing between homelessness for Jordan and his mom. The boys are strongly attracted to each other, but as their romance develops, it is threatened by the secrets they are hiding-- and by the racism and homophobia of those around them."--
Together, Apart
- 272 páginas
- 10 horas de lectura
A collection of original contemporary love stories set during life in lockdown by some of today's most popular YA authors. Erin Craig "delivers" on a story about a new girl in town and the cute pizza delivery boy, Auriane Desombre captures our hearts with teens communicating through window signs, and Bill Konigsberg takes us along on daily walks with every step bringing us closer to love. There's flirting and romance from Rachael Lippincott, a tale of a determined girl with a mask-making business from Erin Hahn, and a music-inspired love connection from Sajni Patel. Brittney Morris turns enemies to lovers with the help of a balcony herb garden, Jennifer Yen writes an unconventional romance that starts outside a hospital, and Natasha Preston's teens discover each other--and their love story--in a storybook oak tree.Romantic, realistic, sweet and uplifting, TOGETHER, APART is a collection of finding love in unexpected places during an unprecedented time . . . each with the one thing we all want: a guaranteed happy ending.
