Questions About The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

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Does anyone know if this is a stand alone or first of a series?

Shima It reads like a stand-alone with the potential for the author to come back to at some point in the future.

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How YA is this?

Teddi Very. It didnt appeal to me either

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this came up in the LGBT section, could someone elaborate on the extent of the LGBT rep in this book?

Shima The protagonist is a girl, the love interest is a guy (or potentially gender-fluid), who is considering switching genders at some point in the future …moreThe protagonist is a girl, the love interest is a guy (or potentially gender-fluid), who is considering switching genders at some point in the future but in the meanwhile enjoys wearing suits and dresses in equal measures (and none of this is ever presented as a barrier to them dating now or in the future). That being said, I'd say the relationship is pretty peripheral to the story and isn't the main focus at all. (less)

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Would this be appropriate for a 12-year-old?

Tracy My 12 year old son listened to parts of it in the car with me (I didn't pick and choose; it's just when he happened to be in the car while I was liste…moreMy 12 year old son listened to parts of it in the car with me (I didn't pick and choose; it's just when he happened to be in the car while I was listening), and seemed to like it. There is indeed a lot of adult language; since we talk about appropriate language regularly, and neither of us uses inappropriate language very often, this didn't seem to be an issue for us specifically. And to be honest, he (and I, lol) didn't catch a lot of sexual innuendo. (less)

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Would you say this can be classified as PG? Would like to recommend this to a bunch of my young adult students (many of whom have parents who are rather strict about what they read)

Tracy PG-13 for language and violence. There is a very subtle romance, but no sexual depictions.

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