
Farizan, Sara. If You Could Be Mine. Algonquin Young Readers, 2013. 256 p. $16.99 (ISBN 9781616202514). Grades 9-12.
Iran is a dangerous place for two teenage girls in love.
Love, death, technology and art all come together in this heart stopping tale set in a futuristic Brazil.
R. H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is a place of magic. A great place for Gene and Micah to hide, and to hide their secrets.
Moynihan, Lindsay. The Waiting Tree. Amazon Children’s Publishing, 2013. 218 p. $17.99. (ISBN 9781477816349). Ages 14 and up.
Simon Peter wants to stand up for the truth of who he is, but it is hard to do in when his entire church and eldest brother have ostracized him. Note: One of the few books that talks about the controversial conversion (aka “reparative”) therapy which some states are now seeking to outlaw.
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