Tag: religious homophobia

• REVIEW: The Best Hardcore Band in Pa by Bill Elenbark

  

  The Best Hardcore Band in PA is the coming of age story of Cyrus, Jeff, and Mindy as misfit teens in a place where they’ll never be considered “normal”—Cyrus for being gay and losing his mother at age twelve; Jeff for playing hardcore music featuring the “devil’s lyrics” and questioning his sexuality in this town…

  charkinzie

  8 Jun 2023

  Books, coming out, Contemporary, diverse characters, lgbtqia content, mental health, new adult, self-discovery, young adult

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• REVIEW: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

  

  The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an achingly romantic, tender tale sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K. Choi. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in…

  charkinzie

  12 Sep 2021

  Books, coming out, grief, HIV, lgbtqia content, mental health, new adult, own voices author, read the trigger warnings, sequel, young adult

  2021, 2021 review, Act up, AIDS advocacy, AIDS politics, aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe, ART, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, book review, Book Reviews, Books, bullying, coming out, High School, high school football, HIV/AIDS, homophobia, loss of parent, religious homophobia, review