"It didn't bother me that I was all those names they called me...It hurt that it bothered them so much."Being sixteen sucks! Being sixteen and awkward sucks! Being sixteen, awkward and knowing you are gay sucks even more!Or does it?Lu has no friends. Anthony keeps bullying him at school. His mother is growing suspicious. What else can he do but ditch to go hang out in Greenwich Village, it's what his Uncle Jose would have done. After all, it's 1993, and he is in the...

2020 revised edition includes a new cover and never before published material."It didn't bother me that I was all those names they called me...It hurt that it bothered them so much."Being sixteen sucks! Being sixteen and awkward sucks! Being sixteen, awkward and knowing you are gay sucks even more!Or does it?Lu has no friends. Anthony keeps bullying him at school. His mother is growing suspicious. What else can he do but ditch to go hang out in Greenwich Vil...

Boyfriend ✓Best Friends ✓Supportive Family ✓Awesome Summer ✓Lu is turning 17 and life can't seem to get any better. A new school year and season brings with it new friendships, unexpected alliances, distractions and questions. Who is Joey and what is his issue with Lu? What are Si and his mother talking about in French? What's up with Cuchi and who are Xavy and Rafa? Is James in love?The Deadbeat Club reunites Lu, Si, Cuchi and James as they face the ups and dow...

Boyfriend ✓Best friends ✓Supportive family ✓Awesome summer ✓Lu is turning 17 and life can't seem to get any better.A new school year and season brings with it new friendships, unexpected alliances, distractions and questions. Who is Joey and what is his issue with Lu? What are Si and his mother talking about in French? What's up with Cuchi and who are Xavy and Rafa? Is James in love?The Deadbeat Club reunites Lu, Si, Cuchi and James as they face...

The Painting and The Piano is an improbable story of survival and love. The childhoods of Johnny and Adrianne couldn't have been more different. Not only were they born more than one-thousand miles apart, but the cultural and financial contrasts between their respective childhoods are equally as stark. Old-money wealth and privilege defined Johnny's childhood in Ladue, Missouri, which is to St. Louis what Scarsdale is to New York City or Beverly Hills to Los Angeles. From the moment of his...

Set in London, grieving Joe floats through the streets and bars in Soho. Somewhere between a bad dream and reality, he confronts the loss of his soul mate in the only way he knows how.First published in 2016 by Litro Magazine #TuesdayTales.

**2012 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner!**A young boy, abandoned on the steps of the Shaolin Temple, is adopted by mysterious Kung Fu monks. Raised in a place where the powers of animals are studied and practiced, Wong Long tries to fit in and learn kung fu.Forever bested by the exotic animal styles of the other students, Wong Long runs away from the temple. That summer, he discovers and befriends a small praying mantis. Naming...

Prepare to be captivated by a literary treasure trove of laughter and wit! "Humorous Readings and Recitations (Unabridged)" by Leopold Wagner is a timeless collection of side-splitting stories, rib-tickling poems, and uproarious monologues. From the absurd to the downright hilarious, this anthology will have you in stitches as you delve into a world of literary merriments. With its diverse range of selections, this book promises an unforgettable journey of laughter and entertainment.

Set over the course of one night in Berlin, Expat Joe returns home and weaves through decadence and self loathing desperate to connect with who he once was and a happiness that he gave away too easily."Rückspiel" was first published in Jonathan: A Queer Fiction Journal, issue 11, in March 2016. It had previously been shortlisted in the 2015 The Reader Berlin Short Story Competition.

A USA TODAY and Indie Bestseller!For fans of New Kid and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who are forced together by their school to complete community service... and may just have more in common than they thought.Can five overlooked kids make one big difference?There's George: the brainSara: the lonerDayara: the tough kidNico: the rich kidAnd Mi...

**A powerful novel that's "hilarious, heartbreaking, and ass-kicking" (Jamie Ford) about a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long‑missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and sets out to bring her home.Winner of the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction · Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize · March Indie Next Pick · Belletrist, Phenomenal, Page & Pairing, and Readers Digest book club pick**The Ramirez women o...

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award!“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango StreetEfrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman—or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén an...