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FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title:  CAROL (The Price of Salt) Author:  Patricia Highsmith Publisher:  Norton & Company; Movie Tie-In Price:  11 ,99 € (Amazon) Pages:  304 Genre: LGBTQ*  Year:  2015 (first published 1952) BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Patricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1952 and touted as "the novel of a love that society forbids," the book soon became a cult classic. Based on a true story plucked from Highsmith's own life,  Carol  tells the riveting drama of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department-store day job, whose routine is forever shattered by a gorgeous epiphany—the appearance of Carol Aird, a customer who comes in to buy her daughter a Christmas toy. Therese begins to gravitate toward the alluring suburban housewife, who is tr...

FACTS ABOUT THE BOOK Title: MOXIE Author: Jennifer Mathieu Publisher:  Hodder Children's Books Price: 8 ,53 € (Amazon) Pages: 340 Genre: Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Girl Power, High School, Contemporary Year:  2017 BACK OF THE BOOK / WHAT'S IT ABOUT? 'I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH!' Zoella '... this is my new favorite book. I'm proud to be a Moxie girl!' Jennifer Niven, author of  All the Bright Places  and  Holding Up the Universe Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her high school teachers who think the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment and gross comments from guys during class. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules. Viv's mum was a tough-as-nails, punk rock Riot Grrrl in the '90s, and now Viv takes a page from her mother's past and creates  Moxie , a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates. She'...

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...