Tag: religious ideology

• 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: Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson

  

  The Official Description:  A coming-of-age novel told with magical realism, Boys of Alabama guides us through sixteen-year-old Max’s first year in America. In this bewitching first novel, a sensitive teen, newly arrived in Alabama, falls in love, questions his faith, and navigates a strange power. While his German parents don’t know what to make of…

  charkinzie

  19 Apr 2020

  coming out, Contemporary, diverse characters, lgbtqia content, mental health, new adult, sci-fi / fantasy, young adult

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