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FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  Autoboyography Author:  Christina Lauren Publisher:  Usborne Publishing Price:  9 ,79 € (Amazon) Pages:  416 Genre:  LGBTQIA*, Mormon  Year:  2017 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Fangirl  meets  Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda  in this funny and poignant coming-of-age novel from  New York Times  bestselling author Christina Lauren about two boys who fall in love in a writing class—one from a progressive family and the other from a conservative religious community. Three years ago, Tanner Scott’s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and out-of-state college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah. But when his best friend Autumn dares him to take Provo Hig...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  OPENLY STRAIGHT Author:  Bill Konigsberg Publisher:  Scholastic Price:  8,64 € (Amazon) Pages:  352 Genre:  LGBTQ * , sports Year:  2015 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. He likes to write. And, oh yeah, he's gay. He's been out since 8th grade, and he isn't teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks about tolerance and stuff. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. Not that GAY guy. To have it be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when he transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret -- not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But then he sees a classmate breaking down. He meets a teacher who challenges him to write his...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  AM I NORMAL YET? (Spinster Club 1) Author: Holly Bourne Publisher:  Usborne Publishing Price: 7, 99€ (Amazon) Pages:  433 Genre: Mental Illness (OCD-Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), Feminism Year:  2015 BACK OF THE BOOK/ WHAT IS IT ABOUT? NORMAL AT 16 = College: check Friends who won't dump you: check Parties? Fun?: check A boyfriend?: ... All Evie wants is to be normal. And now that she's almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the-girl-who-went-nuts, there's only one thing left to tick off her list... But relationships can mess with anyone's head - something Evie's new friends Amber and Lottie know only too well. The trouble is, if Evie won't tell them her secrets, how can they stop her making a huge mistake? THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK TRIGGER WARNING and thoughts on the OCD portrayal I bought this book because the word "Feminism...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  History Is All You Left Me  Author:  Adam Silvera Publisher: Simon & Schuster Price:  8.99€ (Amazon) Pages: 304 Genre:  LGBTQ*, Dealing with Death Year:  2017  BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT IS IT ABOUT? SPOILER WARNING! (already gives some major points of the book away) When Griffin’s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future he’s been imagining for himself has gone far off course. To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Jackson. But no matter how much they open up to each other, Griffin’s downward spiral continues. He’s losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices, and the secrets he’s been keeping are tearing...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title: The Miseducation of Cameron Post Author:  Emily Danforth Publisher:  Penguin Price:  8.99€ (Amazon) Pages:  480 Genre:  LGBTQ*  Year:  2017 (2013) BACK OF THE BOOK The night Cameron Post's parents died, her first emotion was relief. Relief they would never know that hours earlier, she'd been kissing a girl. Now living with her conservative Aunt in small-town Montana, hiding her sexuality and blending in becomes second nature to Cameron until she begins an intense friendship with the beautiful Coley Taylor. Desperate to 'correct' her niece, Cameron's Aunt takes drastic action. Now Cameron must battle with the cost of being her true-self even if she's not completely sure who that is. The Miseducation of Cameron Post  is a stunning and unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules. MY OP...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK - My time in a women's prison Author:  Piper Kerman Publisher: Little Brown Price:  £ 8.99 Pages: 344 Genre: Retelling/Memoir Year:  2013 BACK OF THE BOOK With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate # 11187-424 . From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with tokens of generosity, hard truths and simple acts of acceptance. Now an original comedy-d...