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Ben survived freshman year of college, but he?s feeling more stuck than ever. His classes are a slog, his part-time job working with his father is even worse, and his best friend Dylan?s been acting weird for weeks. Ben?s only real bright spot is his writing partner Mario, who?s been giving him a lot of Spanish lessons and even more kisses. Mario?s big Hollywood dreams make Ben start to dream bigger?and the choices he makes now could be the key to reshaping his future. So why can?t he stop thinking about a certain boy from his past?Arthur is back in New York City for the first time in two years, ready to take the theater world by a storm as the world?s best . . . intern to the assistant of an off-off-Broadway director. Of course, it sucks to be spending the summer apart from his sweet, reliable boyfriend, Mikey, but he knows their relationship is strong enough to weather the distance. Which is why it?s no big deal when his ex-boyfriend Ben stumbles back into the picture. And it?s definitely fine that Ben?s blissfully happy with some mystery boy. First loves are special, but it?s way too late for what-ifs. Right?Even as the boys try to shake off the past, they keep running into each other in the present. Is this the universe trying to tell them there?s a do-over in their future?Here's to Us is sure to be welcomed by fans old and new of these authors and their previous collaboration, What If It's Us. Critically acclaimed and bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera combine their talents in these smart, funny, heartfelt novels about two very different boys who can?t decide if the universe is pushing them together?or pulling them apart.

"An openly gay track star falls for a closeted, bisexual teen beauty queen with a penchant for fixing up old cars"--Provided by publisher.

"It is summer in Phoenix, and seventeen-year-old Maximo offers to help a 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"--Provided by publisher.

"Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away, and she feels like she's the only one. She . . . is searching for a sign, any sign, that ghosts are real. Because if ghosts are real, it means she can find a way back to Babung. When Eliot chases the promise of paranormal activity to the presumably haunted Honeyfield Hall, she finds her proof of spirits. But these ghosts are losing their memory, stuck between this world and the next, waiting to cross over"--Provided by publisher.

"When she discovers her nemesis, Ella Quinn, is being harassed by golden boy Tyler Harris, seventh grader Hazel Hill is determined to prove it, since no one believes he would do such a thing, even if it means risking everything"--Provided by publisher.

For LGBTQ youth, finding a community of supportive and affirming friends and allies can make all the difference as they navigate a difficult school and home environment. But it can be challenging to know where to start in finding that community. This book helps to make the process easier by: Breaking down what LGBTQ means and how to figure out where in that acronym your identity fits. Giving practical resources for finding community both in your local area and online.

After killing her attacker, seventeen-year-old Seelie must prove in court and in the hallways of her high school that she acted in self-defense.

"High school senior Tanner Scott has hidden his bisexuality since his family moved to Utah, but he falls hard for Sebastian, a Mormon mentoring students in a writing seminar Tanner's best friend convinced him to take"--OCLC.

Homecoming queen Kristin Lattimer has a hard enough time dealing with her body, but her visit to the doctor reveals a difficult truth, Kristin is intersex, which means that though she looks like a girl, she has male chromosomes, not to mention boy "parts" and after her diagnosis is leaked to the whole school, her identity is thrown into question.

"After Franklin commits a horrific crime and is sent to a special lab for rehabilitation, only Jeremy believes that Franklin might actually be better...but when crimes start up again in their small town, Jeremy begins to wonder if evil can ever truly be quelled"--Provided by publisher.