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Wren Martin ruins it all

2023
Wren Martin, the asexual student council president, plans to eliminate the school's annual Valentine's Day Dance, until his rival Leo sabotages Wren's plan by securing a sponsorship from a dating app, which leads to unexpected feelings and realizations about Leo's seemingly perfect life.

Emmett

2023
Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence and had lived nearly eighteen years in the world with very little to distress or vex him. Emmett knows he?s blessed. And because of that, he tries to give back: from charity work to letting the often irritating Georgia sit at his table at lunch, he knows it?s important to be nice. And recently, he?s found a new way of giving back: matchmaking. He set up his best friend Taylor with her new boyfriend and it?s gone perfectly. So when his occasional friend-with-benefits Harrison starts saying he wants a boyfriend (something Emmett definitely does NOT want to be), he decides to try and find Harrison the perfect man at Highbury Academy. Emmett?s childhood friend, Miles, thinks finding a boyfriend for a guy you sleep with is a bad idea. But Miles is straight, and Emmett says this is gay life ? your friends, your lovers, your boyfriends ? they all come from the same very small pool. That?s why Emmett doesn?t date ? to keep things clean. He knows the human brain isn?t done developing until twenty-five, so any relationship he enters into before then would inevitably end in a breakup, in loss. And he?s seen what loss can do. His mother died four years ago and his Dad hasn?t been the same since. But the lines Emmett tries to draw are more porous than he thinks, and as he tries to find Harrison the perfect match, he learns that gifted as he may be, maybe he has no idea what he?s doing when it comes to love. Modern and very gay, with a charmingly conceited lead who is convinced he knows it all, and the occasional reference to the classic movie Clueless, Emmett brings you lush romance all while exploring the complexities of queer culture?where your lovers and friends are sometimes the same person, but the person you fall in love with might be a total surprise.

The moonlit vine

2023
Told with interstitial historical chapters, fourteen-year-old Ta?na (Ty) must draw from the strength of her Ta?no ancestors to bring her family and community hope and healing after a devastating incident.

Love & resistance

2023
Seventeen-year-old Taiwanese American Olivia joins forces with a secret society of students intent on ending the school's culture around bullying--all while making friends and falling in love along the way.

Go for it, Nakamura!

2018
"Nakamura has fallen in love-at-first-sight with one of his classmates, Hirose--but there's a problem: they haven't actually met yet . . . and Nakamura is a total klutz who might bungle things before they even begin!"--Back cover.

Does my body offend you?

2023
When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAllister stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the school's dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship.

Look on the Bright Side

2023
A new year of school is starting, and Brit finds herself struggling with feelings for a seemingly rude boy from class who might have a soft side. Meanwhile, Christine can't deny that she likes her best friend Abby...as more than just a friend. The only question is, does Abby have feelings for Christine, too? And will their feelings for each other mess things up in their friend group? Misunderstandings, betrayal, and jealousy are bound to get in the way. But hey! Look on the bright side: They're in this together. Always. Heartful, romantic, and sizzling with the excitement of navigating first love, Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's brilliant follow up to Go With the Flow is a bright spot you will not want to miss.

At the speed of lies

2023
High school junior Quinn Calvet gets caught up in the disappearance of kids in a nearby town, soon beginning to suspect more to the story than anyone understands, and it is up to her to expose a conspiracy.

The faint of heart

In a world where technology allows people to have their hearts removed in order to numb all the sadness, anxiety, and anger they have, June is one of the only people she knows who hasn't given up her heart. But when she finds an abandoned heart in a jar in a deserted ally, it leads her to another high schooler named Max. Soon, June starts to wonder if she can use it to bring her sister Maya back, but when she learns that Max's health is failing because of his heart removal, June is forced to make an impossible decision.

Someone is always watching

2024
When their friend Gabrielle is found covered in blood in front of their dead principal, with no recollection of what happened, Blythe, Tucker, and Tanya soon discover their lives are a lie as the walls built around their real memories come crashing down.

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