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FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  RAMONA BLUE Author:  Julie Murphy Publisher:  Balzer + Bray Price: 4,05 € (Amazon) Pages: 432 Genre: Young Adult, Romance, LGBTQ* aspects Year:  2017 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT IS IT ABOUT? Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family against the world. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things: she likes girls, she’s fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows she’s destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi. But juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning but ineffectual dad forces her to be the adult of the family. Now, with her sister, Hattie, pregnant, responsibility weighs more heavily than ever. The return of her childhood friend Freddie brings a welcome distraction. Ramona’s friendship with the former c...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  GIRL HEART GIRL Author:  Lucy Sutcliffe Publisher:  Scholastic Ltd. Price:  6 ,99 € (Amazon) Pages:  273 Genre:  LGBTQIA*, Growing Up, Youtube  Year:  2016 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Lucy always knew that her idea of Prince Charming was different to that of other girls... And then she meets Kaelyn online - and everything starts to make sense. Could her Prince Charming be a girl? An inspiring and uplifting memoir about falling in love and finding yourself. Spoiler Warning if you don't already know about Lucy and her life! An inspiring, uplifting and sympathetic story about sexuality and self-acceptance, Lucy Sutcliffe's debut memoir is a personal and moving coming out story. In 2010, at seventeen, Lucy Sutcliffe began an online friendship with Kaelyn, a young veterinary student from Michigan. Within months, they began a long distance relationship, fina...

FAKTEN ZUM BUCH Titel: Traumtänzerin Autor:  Alicia Zett Verlag: BoD - Books on Demand  Preis:  12,99€ Seitenzahl: 400 Erscheinungsdatum:  2018 Buchart:  Taschenbuch Genre:  LGBTQ* Liebesgeschichte, Coming of Age, Jugendbuch KLAPPENTEXT / WORUM GEHT ES? Charlie steht kurz vor dem Abitur, mit ihrem Vater redet sie kaum noch ein Wort und in der Schule würde sie sich am liebsten unter einem Tarnumhang verstecken.  Denn Charlie hat ein Geheimnis, das sie nicht einmal ihren zwei besten Freunden anvertrauen kann. Sie hat sich in ein Mädchen verliebt - genauer gesagt in ihre beste Freundin Mia.  Während Charlie nur Augen für Mia hat, entgeht ihr, dass jemand anderes alles tut, um ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu ziehen ... MEINE MEINUNG / GEDANKEN ZUM BUCH Ich folge Alicia Zett eigentlich seit Anfang an auf ihrem Youtube Kanal, da ich ihrer Freundin Cha Ginger schon länger folge und durch Cha dann natürlic...

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...