Sixteen-year-old Oliver Adams spends his days with his punk band, The Questioning Macaws, and his best friends, Ethan and Harry. But when Ethan reveals he’s gay—and not ready to come out—Oliver decides to support him quietly by wearing a pair of rainbow Pride shoes.
But high school doesn’t do quiet.
Suddenly, Oliver’s the center of gossip, and everyone thinks he’s the one coming out. But how can he correct them without outing Ethan? And what if they’re not entirely wrong? Oliver’s never had a crush. On anyone.
With bullies circling, friendships on edge, and labels that don’t quite fit, Oliver is about to learn that being a Questioning Macaw is more complicated—and more powerful—than he ever imagined.
A warm, funny, and heartfelt coming-of-age novel about identity, friendship, and finding pride in who you are—even when you’re still figuring it out.
The Boy With The Rainbow Shoes publishes October 17th.
Rider Williams is your typical College student. He has classes, plays guitar, is in a long distance relationship, is missing his boyfriend, and has become a teaching assistant in his first semester. Okay so he’s not your typical college student.
Being so far away from each other is more difficult than Rider or Cam could have imagined. They are struggling to stay connected, but when Rider meets Nixs, an older student who he has so much in common with, it’s not long till Rider starts having feelings and things get a lot more complicated. Cam is also struggling, not only with missing Rider but with a number of his teammates when they discover he’s dating a guy.
Is it just the distance that’s the issue, or will the potential of new love be to much?
Freshman year has only just begun but Rider already knows College L.I.F.E is a lot more complex than high school.
Publisher's Note: This story explores love, friendship, and chosen family, but it also explores depression and self-harm. Please read with care.
One is a jock, the other a theatre geek.
One is popular, the other has a small friend group.
One is single, the other is secretly dating.
One is straight, the other is gay.
When younger, Billy and Bobby Davenport were extremely close but as they grew up they went their separate ways. Billy embraced his love for acting and Bobby dominated at basketball, but with a case of mistaken identity, their worlds are about to collide.
After someone sees one of the twins kissing a guy at a party, it quickly spreads around the school that Billy is gay since he's an actor. He’s about to set everyone straight…until his brother reluctantly comes out to him…but Bobby isn’t ready to be out to anyone else.
Bobby asks for one thing, but the request is anything but simple.
Can Billy pretend to be gay to protect his brother?
Rider Williams is a typical high school student. He has classes, plays guitar, and dreams of being a journalist. He’s out at school, even if it wasn’t his choice, and he’s secretly dating a boy from the basketball team. Okay, so he’s not your typical high school student.
While Rider might be out, his relationship with Cameron Walker is not. Cam loves their time together. What he feels for Rider is something he’s never felt before, but despite being head over heels for each other, both struggle to say how they truly feel.
Maybe the class trip to New York City will be the push they need to grow even closer? Or maybe not. Turns out Rider and Cam have to share their room with Octavius Spencer and Michael Myers—two of Rider’s biggest enemies. Relationships are difficult in high school, and even more so when they’re half in the closet.
Can Rider and Cam survive their senior year?
There’s still plenty of the school year left, but Rider knows L.I.F.E. is just getting started.
Rider Williams is your typical high school student. He has classes, hangs with friends, plays video games, writes for the school paper, plays guitar, collects comics, and is gay. Okay, so he’s not your typical high school student.
Rider is trying to finish his senior year of high school while struggling to accept himself and hide his secret. It’s difficult and he might have succeeded if not for two challenges in his way. The first, an assignment about the one thing he doesn’t understand and hasn’t experienced: love. The other, Cameron Walker, a transfer student who looks like a stereotypical jock, but seems to be so much more.
Can Rider survive the weight of his secret?
It’s only the start of the school year but Rider already knows L.I.F.E. isn’t as easy as it seems.
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