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The Compound by S.A. Bodeen

silverrod wrote 2 days ago: Feiwel and Friends, 2008     ISBN: 0312370156 The country suffers a nuclear attack when Eli and his … more →

Tags: All Teens, female, male, Dystopian Fiction, nuclear attack, The Compound, S.A. Bodeen

Girl in Landscape by Jonathan Lethem

silverrod wrote 3 days ago: Doubleday, 1998     ISBN: 0385485182 Fourteen year old Pella Marsh and her two younger brothers move … more →

Tags: older teens, female, male, Girl in Landscape, Jonathan Lethem, Science Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

My Invented Life by Lauren Bjorkman

silverrod wrote 1 week ago: Henry Holt, 2009     ISBN: 9780805089509 Sisters Roz and Eva, a year apart, have always been best fr … more →

Tags: 2000s, Young Adult Fiction, coming out, Lauren Bjorkman, My Invented Life, Sexuality

Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

silverrod wrote 3 weeks ago: Simon & Schuster, 2009     ISBN: 1416963782 “Anything But Typical” is told in the vo … more →

Tags: Middle School, Anything But Typical, Nora Raleigh Baskin, Autism, Creative Writing

Mahtab’s Story by Libby Gleeson

silverrod wrote 3 weeks ago: Allen & Unwin, 2009     ISBN: 9781741753349 Mahtab, an Afghani girl, flees with her family one n … more →

Tags: Grades 5-6, Mahtab's Story, libby gleeson, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Australia, Taliban, Refugees

Girl in Landscape by Jonathan Lethem

silverrod wrote 3 weeks ago: Doubleday, 1998     ISBN: 0385485182 Fourteen year old Pella Marsh and her two younger brothers move … more →

Tags: Adult Fiction, Young Adult Interest, Dystopian Fiction, Girl in Landscape, Jonathan Lethem, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Science Fiction

I've been bad4 comments

Ve wrote 1 month ago:   Daddy, I’ve been so bad. Not updating the blog… No, not really. I’m just sa … more →

Tags: All knowing judge gives her verdict, bdsm, broken kinks, Politics, rants, Vanilla Stuff, VE, Academia, activism

Wanted: A Bird Blacker Bounty-Hunter Mystery by T.I. Alvarado

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Alyson Books, 2006     ISBN: 1555839452 Ladybird “Bird” Blacker is an anal-retentive ex- … more →

Tags: 2000s, Young Adult Fiction, Sisters, Mysteries, Wanted: A Bird Blacker Bounty-Hunter Mystery, T.I. Alvarado, lesbian detectives

I've Known Since I Was Eight by Sophie Glasser

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: iUniverse, 2003     ISBN: 0595293336 Sarah, an eleventh grader, has known that she was a lesbian sin … more →

Tags: 2000s, Young Adult Fiction, coming out, I've Known Since I Was Eight, lesbian teens, Sophie Glasser, Support Groups

Gravity by Leanne Lieberman

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Orca Book Publishers, 2008     ISBN: 1554690498 Good girl Ellen Gold has been comfortable in her Ort … more →

Tags: 2000s, Young Adult Fiction, lesbian teens, Orthodox Jews, Orthodox Jewish Lesbians, Religion, Gravity, Leanne Lieberman

Call Me by Your Name by Andre Acimen

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2007     ISBN: 0374299218 Seventeen year old Elio falls in love with his fat … more →

Tags: 2000s, Andre Acimen, Call Me By Your Name, gay teens, Romance

Shock-Proof Sydney Skate by Marijane Meaker2 comments

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Harper, 1972 and 2002     ISBN: 0060087919 This is an early lesbian novel, particularly coming from … more →

Tags: 1970s, Young Adult Fiction, Shock-Proof Sydney Skate, Marijane Meaker, lesbian mothers, m.e. kerr

Snowy's Christmas by Sally and David Murphy

peg366 wrote 1 month ago: With the holiday season getting closer, parents pull out the Christmas books. Here is one that just … more →

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#267 Funny Stuff

athanksaday wrote 1 month ago: You gotta go read this guy.  He’s got a book deal coming out soon.  I cannot wait to buy the b … more →

Last Exit to Normal by Michael Harmon

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Knopf, 2008     ISBN: 0375940987 Ben has been acting out since his father came out and his mother le … more →

Tags: 2000s, Last Exit to Normal, Michael Harmon, Children of LGBT Parents, child abuse, gay fathers

A Good Read?6 comments

Sarah wrote 1 month ago: A Good Read, on BBC Radio 4, is a programme to which I often forget to listen.  Happily, this was no … more →

Tags: Whimsy, Paul Auster, Noel Streatfeild, christoper hitchens, Saplings, Mother Teresa, The New York Trilogy

Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Henry Holt & Co., 2008 ISBN: 0805080805 After Johnny’s father dies, his mother takes to he … more →

Tags: 2000s, Young Adult Fiction, alcohol abuse, transvestites, debbie harry sings in french, meagan brothers, Grief, gay bashing, straight teen romantic relationships

Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Random House, 2008. ISBN: 0375851917 While extremely far-fetched in its premise, this is an interest … more →

Tags: 2000s, Young Adult Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, gender variance, Bisexuality, Gender Identity, cycler, Lauren McLaughlin

How They Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan

silverrod wrote 1 month ago: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008. ISBN: 037584886X Levithan started writing a “valentine … more →

Tags: 2000s, Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Valentines, how they met, David Levithan, gay romance, Straight Romance, grnadparents


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