(And take note of two to preorder that release in May 2022) Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg As Mira struggles to make sense of the many fractures in her family’s fabric and redefine her wavering sense of self, she must find a way to reconnect with her dad–while there is still time. A shocking health scare brings to light his battle with HIV. But her father’s sexual orientation isn’t all he’s kept hidden. Unable to comprehend the lies, betrayal, and secrets that–unbeknownst to Mira–have come to define and keep intact her family’s existence, Mira distances herself from her sister and closest friends as a means of coping. Her world–and everything she thought she knew about her family–is shattered instantly.
Mira is just beginning her senior year of high school when she discovers her father with his male lover.
While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teen boys dealing with languishing long-term relationships, coming out, navigating gender identity, and falling deeper into the digital rabbit hole of gay hookup sites-all while the kissing former couple tries to figure out their own feelings for each other.īuy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen New York Times bestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record-all of which is narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS. He’ll never be who his conservative parents want him to be, so he rebels by documenting the AIDS crisis through his photographs.Īs Reza and Art grow closer, Reza struggles to find a way out of his deception that won’t break Judy’s heart-and destroy the most meaningful friendship he’s ever known.īuy it: Bookshop | Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan Judy has never imagined finding romance…until she falls for Reza and they start dating.Īrt is Judy’s best friend, their school’s only out and proud teen. Judy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle Stephen, a gay man with AIDS who devotes his time to activism as a member of ACT UP. Reza knows he’s gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media’s images of men dying of AIDS.
He’s terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Young Adult Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
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