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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

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Post date 21 March 2023
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Simon Spier, a 16-year-old who hasn’t fully disclosed his homosexuality, would rather keep his personal issues separate from his involvement in the school musical. However, his hidden identity is now in danger of being exposed after an email containing confidential information is discovered by the wrong person. Simon is presently facing blackmail and must act as wingman for class clown Martin, or else his sexual orientation will become public knowledge. Even more concerning is the fact that the privacy of the boy he has been communicating with under the alias Blue is also at risk of being compromised.

Year of Release: 2015

Author(s): Becky Albertalli

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Tags contemporary, fiction, LGBT, queerness, young adult literature

2010-2019 English Fiction LGBTQI* Novel

I was Born this Way

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Angel Rahimi’s entire focus in life is on The Ark, a highly popular teenage pop-rock band that has taken the world by storm. Her membership in The Ark’s fanbase has provided her with everything, including friendships, aspirations, and a sense of belonging.

Similarly, Jimmy Kaga-Ricci, The Ark’s lead singer, attributes his success and fulfillment to the band. Playing in a musical group has always been his lifelong dream. Unfortunately, his life has recently taken a turn for the worse, and his dreams seem to be falling apart.

Dreams have a tendency to collide with reality, and this is precisely what happens when Angel and Jimmy unexpectedly come together. As they confront the challenges of the real world, they will learn how strange and unpredictable life can be.

Year of Release: 2018

Author(s): Alice Oseman

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Tags contemporary, diversity, equality, fiction, LGBT, mental health, queerness, young adult literature

2020-today English Fiction Novel

In Every Mirror She’s Black

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As they establish their new lives in Stockholm’s most open society, ruled by its most private citizens, three Black women discover unexpected connections to the same powerful white man.

Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the largest marketing business in the country, recruits successful marketing professional Kemi Adeyemi from the United States to Sweden in order to assist in resolving a PR crisis regarding a racially tone-deaf campaign. Kemi’s action is a desperate attempt to recapture her social life as she’s a powerhouse at work but a failure in love.

Brittany-Rae Johnson, a former model turned flight attendant, is thrust into a world of riches, luxury, and privilege. A life she’s not certain she wants, as she becomes the target of Jonny’s pathological fixation after a chance encounter with him in business class on a flight to the United States.

Muna Saheed, a refugee who lost her entire family, struggling to prove her residence in Sweden, obtains a job cleaning the restrooms at Jonny’s workplace. However, above all, she is looking for a connection and a place to call home.

In Every Mirror She’s Black is a fast-paced, richly nuanced, yet approachable contemporary novel that is told from each of the perspectives of the three women. It touches on significant social issues like racism, classism, fetishization, and tokenism as well as what it means to be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society.

Year of Release: 2021

Author(s): Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström

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