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The Rest of Us Just Live Here

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Post date 30 November 2021
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This insightful novel questions how we can find extraordinary things and people in our ordinary, everyday lives. Patrick Ness writes that some people are like Mikey, who perhaps is not the Chosen One and will never be a fairytale hero, but will lead an uncomplicated life, and worry about prom, graduation, and relationships.

Year of Release: 2015

Author(s): Patrick Ness

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22910900-the-rest-of-us-just-live-here

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Rest-Us-Just-Live-Here/dp/0062403176

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B00YFOHF6Y/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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Tags fantasy, fiction, supernatural, young adult literature

2020-today All CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Novel Physical Format

Perfect on Paper

Darcy Phillips, a bisexual girl, gives anonymous advice to her high school classmates who are struggling with love and relationships.
Darcy receives the letters and questions in a locker, however, one day she gets caught. When Brougham catches her, he says he will either expose her anonymous business or she has to help him get his ex-girlfriend back. Eventually, Darcy agrees to help Brougham get back together with his ex-girlfriend. What could go wrong?

Year of Release: 2021

Author(s): Sophie Gonzales

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49204960-perfect-on-paper

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17149007.Sophie_Gonzales

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Paper-Novel-Sophie-Gonzales/dp/1250769787

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-on-Paper-A-Novel/dp/B08GDW998R

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Tags fiction, LGBT, love, school, young adult literature

2010-2019 All CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

THE PLACES I’VE CRIED IN PUBLIC

Post author By Nicole
Post date 25 November 2021
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Amelie fell strongly in love with Reese, but during their relationship, Amelie realized that this type of love is not ideal and that it is not supposed to be this painful. This book tells the growing pains of falling in love, the heartbreak and strong emotions behind being in love while trying to learn and grown after getting your heart broken.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Holly Bourne

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44004352-the-places-i-ve-cried-in-public

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Places-Ive-Cried-Public/dp/1474949525

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Tags falling in love, fiction, growing up, love, mental health, young adult literature

2010-2019 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) Language Novel Other Physical Formats Print

Tyler Johnson was Here

The book tells about the story of police violence in the United States where Marvin Johnson’s twin brother, Tyler, was deadly shot. Talking about current race debates in the United States, the book brings quetsions of (in)justices to the forefront.

Year of Release: 2018

Author(s): Jay Coles

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35604682-tyler-johnson-was-here?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XoToFWDyjp&rank=1

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Tyler-Johnson-Was-Here-English-ebook/dp/B073Q2R9SN

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Tags beloning, blackness, diversity, equality, growing up, home, injustices, police violence, race, United States

2020-today All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Novel Physical Format Print

Felix Ever After

Felix, a transgender teenager, falls in love for the first time while making sense of his identity and growing up at the same time. Fearing that he is one marginizaliation too many as a transgender, queer, black, teenager, the novel depicts a complex coming-of age story.

Year of Release: 2020

Author(s): Kacen Callender

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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Felix-After-English-Kacen-Callender-ebook/dp/B07WCPKFLD

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Tags blackness, diversity, gender, growing up, LGBTQI, love, marginalization, race, school, transgender

2010-2019 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) LGBTQI* Novel Physical Format Print

What if it’s us

This romantic comedy novel published by Becky Albertalli and Adam Sivera depicts the stories of the two very different boys Arthur and Ben whose lives seem to collide and be pushed apart at the same time.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Becky Albertalli, Adam Sivera

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36341204-what-if-it-s-us

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ISBN: 0062795252

ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/What-If-Its-Us-English-ebook/dp/B07B3LJ6QT/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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Tags growing up, LGBTQI, love, New York

2010-2019 All Audiobook CEFR B1 CEFR B2 eBook English Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

We Set the Dark on Fire

As a young adult version of Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale, We Set the Dark on Fire mirrors real world issues of immigration and equality by describing the Medio School of Girls, an institute that trains distinguished young women for the roles in their dystopian society. Depending on the girl’s quality, she will either ran a husband’s household or take care of his children. The book traces Daniela’s story at the school and brings pressing questions of gender equality, diversity, sexuality, and immigration to the forefront.

Year of Release: 2019

Author(s): Tehlor Kay Meija

Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37868569-we-set-the-dark-on-fire

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ISBN: 0062691325

ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/We-Set-Dark-Fire-English-ebook/dp/B078R3DFK3

Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07N7M3RY4/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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As part of a series, they could be used as a sole set of texts for teaching throughout a semester. Level of English is B1-B2+.

Tags diversity, dystopian, equality, gender equality, immigration, sexuality

2000-2009 All CEFR B2 eBook High school (grades 9+) Medium Length (up to 8 hrs) Novel Print

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

Post author By Monika
Post date 1 November 2021
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Christopher John Francis Boone is 15 years old and lives with his dad. He has Asperger’s syndrome, which makes life special for him. One day, the neighbor’s dog is killed in Christopher’s yard and the boy starts to investigate the case. Investigating the case makes him face his mother’s decision and his parents’ complex relationship.

Year of Release: 2003

Author(s): Mark Haddon

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1618.The_Curious_Incident_of_the_Dog_in_the_Night_Time?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=d0PsoDVSig&rank=1

ISBN: 9783060311170

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Tags autism, difference, ethnography of the school, missing mother, mystery

2000-2009 2010-2019 All CEFR B2 eBook High school (grades 9+) Medium Length (up to 8 hrs) Novel Print

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

Post author By Monika
Post date 1 November 2021
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The protagonist, Virginia Shreves, lives in a perfect family in New York, but feels a total outcast. Her parents and her siblings are slim and sporty, while Virginia suffers from low self-esteem due to her obesity. Her parents are devastated by her brother’s date-rape case, and they go into complete denial. Virginia takes her life into her own hands, joins a kickbox class to lose weight and makes new friends.

Year of Release: 2003, 2018

Author(s): Carolyn Mackler

Preview: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/earth-my-butt-and-other-big-round-things-9781681198002/

Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/253106

ISBN: 9781681197982

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Very useful for moderate teenage slang.

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The 2003 edition is different from the new edition published in 2018.

Tags family, overweightness, self-perception, teen insecurity

2000-2009 All CEFR B2 eBook Extensive Length (more than 8 hrs) High school (grades 9+) Novel Print

Black Swan Green

Black Swan Green is David Mitchell’s semi-autobiographical novel about coming to grips with his stammering. The protagonist is 13-year-old Jason Taylor who lives in Black Swan Green. He witnesses his parents’ failing marriage and his father’s affair.

Year of Release: 2006

Author(s): David Mitchell

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Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11806799-black-swan-green

ISBN: 9780340839263

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Teachers’ guide is available: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/115429/black-swan-green-by-david-mitchell/9780812974010/teachers-guide/

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Tags Britain during the Cold War, parents' separation, speech disorder, stammer