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Can't Take That Away by Steven Salvatore

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challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book is very inspiring to young LGBT+ people who feel pushed down. The ending is--to me--a bit too-good-to-be-true, but the ending works well for the story's sake. 

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Four Weeks, Five People by Jennifer Yu

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challenging emotional informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book has a lot of mental illness references. The setting is a little unrealistic, but the characters are very relatable and their illnesses are depicted very well. 

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Twenty Questions for Gloria by Martyn Bedford

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dark tense medium-paced

2.75


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Period 8 by Chris Crutcher

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2.75


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Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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