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SEPTEMBER 2020 - THEME ANNOUNCEMENT AND BOTM POLL: AUTHENTICALLY ME
Authenticity helps you be brave. It comes from an honest place where there is no fear, just truth. You're no longer fearful, you're no longer jealous -- you become more courageous to make the "right" decisions.
For September we have two books with characters who are grappling with authenticity. One is trying to get on that path, and the other is already there. The authors Leah Johnson and Kacen Callender , two black authors who are making their mark this year with these two books. You definitely need to get on the bandwagon now that it's here.
HERE ARE THE BOOK TITLES AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS
You should see me in a crown by Leah Johnson
You should see me in a crown by Leah Johnson is the gay prom romance story you didn’t know you needed. The story follows Liz Lighty, who hatches a plan to leave the 'small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town' she lives in because she feels 'too black, too poor, too awkward' to live her best life there. After years of living in the shadows, Liz has to put herself in the spotlight to secure her future. Despite doing everything right, with her excellent grades, solid extracurriculars, and playing the first-chair clarinet, she doesn’t win a much-needed scholarship at her dream school. When her brother convinces her that running for prom queen, which is a $10,000 scholarship prize. However, things get complicated when Liz starts to fall for one of her competitors.
Felix ever after by Kacen Callender
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognizing the love you deserve. From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.
Felix has been out as trans for several years and found himself a squad comprising other LGBT youth of ethnic backgrounds mixed up in various ways. Its modern-day New York, after all. However, the mystery of this novel is who in school is sending Felix transphobic messages?
Authenticity helps you be brave. It comes from an honest place where there is no fear, just truth. You're no longer fearful, you're no longer jealous -- you become more courageous to make the "right" decisions.
For September we have two books with characters who are grappling with authenticity. One is trying to get on that path, and the other is already there. The authors Leah Johnson and Kacen Callender , two black authors who are making their mark this year with these two books. You definitely need to get on the bandwagon now that it's here.
HERE ARE THE BOOK TITLES AND THEIR DESCRIPTIONS
You should see me in a crown by Leah Johnson
You should see me in a crown by Leah Johnson is the gay prom romance story you didn’t know you needed. The story follows Liz Lighty, who hatches a plan to leave the 'small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town' she lives in because she feels 'too black, too poor, too awkward' to live her best life there. After years of living in the shadows, Liz has to put herself in the spotlight to secure her future. Despite doing everything right, with her excellent grades, solid extracurriculars, and playing the first-chair clarinet, she doesn’t win a much-needed scholarship at her dream school. When her brother convinces her that running for prom queen, which is a $10,000 scholarship prize. However, things get complicated when Liz starts to fall for one of her competitors.
Felix ever after by Kacen Callender
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognizing the love you deserve. From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.
Felix has been out as trans for several years and found himself a squad comprising other LGBT youth of ethnic backgrounds mixed up in various ways. Its modern-day New York, after all. However, the mystery of this novel is who in school is sending Felix transphobic messages?
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