Recommended Reading
Elgin County Library Family of Origin, Family of Choice: Stories of Queer Christians by Katie Hays & Susan A. Chiasson Some people assume that being LGBTQ+ and Christian are incompatible, but in fact there are many who seek to reconcile those identities. Family of Origin, Family of Choice is the product of Galileo Church pastor Hays and social scientist Chasson. The book 's strength lies in the range of its storytellers, including people who come out to parents and siblings and are welcomed, and others who navigate being rejected by their family of origin and finding chosen family along the way. Young Adult Heartstopper: Vol. 4 by Alice Oseman Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us. Delicate illustrations and on-point dialogue capture the excitement and uncertainty of first love, while the slice-of-life style invites readers into Charlie and Nick's growing understanding of their identities, mental health, friends, and family. Vol. 4 dives into three little (big) words and as a new school year begins, Charlie and Nick are about to learn a lot about what love means.
St Thomas Public Library
Young Adult Pumpkin by Julie Murphy
Julie Murphy, author of the bestseller Dumplin’, brings us back to Clover City, Texas for one last hurrah in Pumpkin. It’s the story of WaylonBrewer: a fat, openly gay boywho is ready to livehis truth. He’s a senior in high school, and he’s ready to leave this town behind and ride away with his twin sister. But when his plans go awry, a late-night decision inspires him to audition for his favorite drag TV program. And when Waylon’s audition tape ends up in the wrong hands, it results in a round of mockery punctuated by a joke nomination for PromQueen. Only, what the bullies could never see coming is that Waylon is going to run – and he’s going to run his way. Even if it irks the frontrunner for Prom King – the infuriatingly handsome Tucker Watson. With the help of some fellow queens, Waylon will need to learn that the best plan for tomorrow is living for today. Adult Fiction Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth Plain Bad Heroines will give you full body chills, in a good way! Magnetic star Harper, author Merritt, and quiet, bold Aubrey come together to make a film about the real-life queer ghostly history of Brookhants School for Girls, a boarding school that was once haunted by a curse and a string of mysterious deaths. Danforth winds their story into the story of Brookhants itself, leading readers through a dread-filled, suspenseful tale with queer women always at its core.
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Page 11 Issue 8 • Spring 2022
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