Shadow Girl

Roxy

Everyone Wants to Know

The Cloak Society

In Mike We Trust

Sweet Pizza

May the Best Man Win

Ink and Ashes

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graphic novel, telling a difficult story with humor, compassion, and love.

I know I’m not gay. Gay boys like other boys. I hate boys. They’re mean, and scary, and they’re always destroying something or saying something dumb or both.

I hate that word. Gay. It makes me feel . . . unsafe.

It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes—but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance.

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Shadow Girl

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Roxy

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Everyone Wants to Know

Kelly Loy Gilbert, 2023

The Cloak Society

Jeramey Kraatz, 2012

In Mike We Trust

P.E. Ryan, 2009

Sweet Pizza

G.R. Gemin, 2016

May the Best Man Win

Z.R. Ellor, 2021

Ink and Ashes

Valynne E. Maetani, 2015