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The Boy With The Rainbow Shoes

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The Boy With The Rainbow Shoes

Felyx Lawson

Oliver’s band was meant to blow up—not his shoes!

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.

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Bloody Mary

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Bloody Mary

John Luke Maxwell

1998. Summer is coming, school is almost out, and Deeks Bogart just wants to make it through one more year in his tiny Southern town. Being one of the only Black students is hard enough—being secretly gay is even harder. But when local teens start dying in brutal, supernatural ways, Deeks realizes he’s not the only one hiding dangerous secrets.

Whispers of Bloody Mary stalk the halls and mirrors of O’Khata Lake High. Victims share one thing in common: they were all living the same lie that Deeks is. Now, the ghost is haunting the closeted kids of O’Khata Lake, and Deeks may be next.

With his goth best friend, Sheena, his cousin Riri, and an unlikely ally he can’t help but fall for, Deeks must uncover the truth behind Bloody Mary before the killer in the mirror claims him too.

But surviving the curse will mean confronting the one thing that terrifies him most—himself.

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Dating The Devil’s Daughter

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Dating The Devil's Daughter

T.M. Kirk

High school drama was hard enough—until the Devil’s daughter joined the cast.

Luciella Morningstar just wants to be a normal high school girl. At least, that’s the plan. Nobody can know that her father is literally the Devil—or that this is her first time living in the mortal human world. Still, Lucy is willing to risk blowing her cover if it means finally making a real friend…even if human customs are a little bizarre.

Arielle Pierce has her own goals: land the role of director for the school play, put a queer spin on Romeo and Juliet, and score the perfect extracurricular for her college applications. But when her leading actress disappears, Ari turns to the charmingly odd new girl, Lucy Morningstar, to step in.

Rehearsals bring Lucy and Ari closer—on and off stage—but their budding romance is threatened when more students vanish, including key cast members. Lucy starts to suspect the disappearances aren’t random…and that someone from her old life in Hell may have tracked her down.

Now, finding the missing students is more urgent than opening night. If Lucy and Ari can't uncover the truth in time, the play—and their lives—could meet a tragic final curtain.

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Young King Arthur and the Druids of the Wilds

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Young King Arthur and the Druids of the Wilds

King Arthur Series #2

Cara Aisling

A year has passed since Excalibur chose Arthur, a peasant, to be Camelot’s new king.

Though threats to his life are at bay, Arthur has little to celebrate as his fifteenth birthday arrives. The renegade druid, Aulric, and his scheming mother, Morgause, are still at large, prowling the dangerous woods known as the Wilds. Arthur must do something to quell the threat they pose to the people of Camelot, though doing so requires leaving on a perilous journey into the Wilds, where he hopes the druids will be able to help.

All seems safe as he sets out with his beloved Mordred at his side. He has his knights, Lancelot and Tristan, to protect him, and his mage, Merlin, is endlessly resourceful. But matters grow more complicated as it becomes clear the powerful sorceress, Morgan Le Fay, might be more of a threat than Merlin is willing to admit.

Under the thick canopy of the woods, Arthur is faced with dangers unimaginable. Amidst it all, Arthur’s relationship with Mordred is changing, and the enigmatic, handsome Merlin is only adding to the confusion.

Arthur cannot deny the call of destiny, even if he must go deep into the Wilds, where trials of the heart will test him, and betrayal has many faces.

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Masquerade of Finches

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Masquerade of Finches

Angelio, Book Two

Elizabeth Hopkinson

A vow to an archangel. A web of unspoken love. A commission that could shatter it all.

Two years ago, Tammo and Carlo saved Celestina’s life—and bound themselves in a sacred vow to the Archangel Michael. Now, Tammo’s rare gift as a bird-charmer has made him a favorite of the nobility, and Carlo’s voice is taking Angelio’s opera world by storm. But beneath beauty and success, tangled feelings churn between the three of them: love, duty, and truths too long unspoken.

When the alluring and dangerous Marchesa della Pamina offers Tammo a commission, it sets off a chain of betrayals that threatens to unravel their bond and expose Carlo’s secret.

Set in a lush, operatic world of masks, angels, and forbidden longing, Masquerade of Finches is a story of courage, found family, and queer identity—featuring a tender portrayal of an asexual, nonbinary eunuch at its heart.

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Violet Ink and the Loneliest Girl

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She gives advice to everyone. But what if the one who needs it most is her biggest secret admirer?

Sonia Roy prefers to stay invisible. Between dodging her mother’s comments and writing for the school paper, she’s learned that laying low is safer. Then she’s thrust into the role of advice columnist, something she's certain she's not ready for. She reluctantly becomes Violet Ink, the mysterious voice who listens to everyone’s problems—even if she can’t solve her own.

Aster Martin has it all—as cheerleader and honor student, she has beauty, brains, and popularity. But no one sees the girl behind the perfect smile, trapped between absent parents and endless expectations. Completely lost, she turns to Violet Ink for help, writing in as The Loneliest Girl.

What begins as one letter becomes a lifeline. Violet Ink and The Loneliest Girl begin to fall for each other, but Violet Ink is also making a few enemies—not everyone is happy with the advice she’s doling out and they're ready to take action against her.

If Sonia reveals her identity to win Aster’s heart, she'll be humiliated before her peers. Will the girl giving advice find the answer she’s been searching for all along, or is she better off staying hidden?

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Drag Queens, Movie Scenes & Ripped Jeans

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Drag Queens, Movie Scenes & Ripped Jeans

Muscles and Mascara, Book Two

Dylan James

Being outed was the worst thing to happen to Andrew.

After his family kicked him out, he found refuge at a friend’s place, but he feels like he doesn’t belong there.

At school, things are different. He’s found his community attending Queer Club with his bestie Melanie and playing on the football team with Corbin. And on the weekends he performs as Lacey Garters, drag queen extraordinaire. But there’s still something missing. And it leaves him wondering if he’ll ever find someone to love.

Hope comes in the form of Jay, the cute guy on the volleyball team, who seems to be watching him with intense eyes. Jay may not be as straight as he seems—and might even be into Andrew.

Suddenly, things don’t seem so bleak, and Andrew begins to believe there may be more happiness—and family—to be found.

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Remember Me

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Remember Me

T.J. Baer

After years of being the quiet, “weird” gay kid with no friends, seventeen-year-old Alex Sato is counting the days until graduation. But when the ghost of handsome, popular soccer star Noah Thornbridge appears in Alex’s English class one morning, Alex grudgingly agrees to help him solve the mystery of his death. Unfortunately, there’s no sign of Noah’s body, and the last thing he remembers is hiking through the woods with two of his friends, who are also missing.

With Noah’s friends’ lives on the line, Alex must push aside his introverted tendencies and better judgment to chase Noah into the woods that claimed him. There, Alex will face more than just the danger of following in Noah’s ghostly footsteps. He’ll face the greatest challenge of his life: not falling in love with a dead boy.

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Broken Arrows

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Broken Arrows

Nanouk Kira

Marian despises her life in Nottingham Castle. She feels confined—trapped—especially with her upcoming forced marriage to the sheriff’s cousin. She longs to escape, but has nowhere to run.

She also has a talent for getting into trouble.

When she goes out riding and is captured by outlaws of the notorious Robin Hood, she is stunned to learn that Robin Hood is, in fact, a woman of the same age. She hopes for some help from this outlaw, but Robin only wants to use Marian as a tool to steal the sheriff’s seal.

As she spends time with the outlaws, Marian finally feels freedom she’d never felt before. And she also feels…something for the outlaw Robin Hood. Then an opportunity arises. Rather than Robin using Marian, Marian could work with Robin, team up, and take down the sheriff together.

But…is it wise to trust an outlaw, especially when her heart’s involved?

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The Killing Game

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The Killing Game

Chris Bedell

17-year-old Channing Hollingsworth should be focused on retaking the SAT, working on college applications, and partying with friends. Instead, he’s thrust into a world of danger and violence when someone murders his mother.

And the killer doesn’t stop there. The killer stalks Channing and his friends and starts killing them one by one.

If Channing has any hope of escaping alive, he needs to figure out who’s targeting them—and why. If he doesn’t, the bodies will keep piling up, and his own will be the cherry on top.

But when playing amateur detective and probing into the killings, Channing stumbles into decades-old secrets involving his parents and his friends’ parents. No one is completely innocent, and nobody is safe.

Channing’s one rock in this unfolding nightmare is the “situationship” that’s developed between him and a supposedly-straight friend, Rhys Fitzpatrick. But as the killer narrows in, Channing knows it’s only a matter of time before both him and Rhys are the latest bodies stuffed in the morgue.

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