Jeff Garvin

A sharply honest and moving debut perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Ask the Passengers. Riley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. But Riley isn't exactly out yet. And between starting a new school and having a congressman father running for reelection in über-conservative Orange County, the pressure—media and otherwise—is building up in Riley's life. On the advice of a therapist, Riley starts an anonymous blog to vent those pent-up feelings and tell the truth of what it's really like to be a gender fluid teenager. But just as Riley's starting to settle in at school—even developing feelings for a mysterious outcast—the blog goes viral, and an unnamed commenter discovers Riley's real identity, threatening exposure. And Riley must make a choice: walk away from what the blog has created—a lifeline, new friends, a cause to believe in—or stand up, come out, and risk everything. From debut author Jeff Garvin comes a powerful and uplifting portrait of a modern teen struggling with high school, relationships, and what it means to be a person.

Symptoms of Being Human

A quirky and heartfelt coming-of-age story about a teen girl with bipolar II who signs her failed magician father up to perform his legendary but failed illusion on live TV in order to make enough money to pay for the medications they need--from the author of Symptoms of Being Human. Perfect for fans of Adi Alsaid, David Arnold, and Arvin Ahmadi. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Dante is desperate for something in her life to finally go right. Her father was a famous stage magician until he attempted an epic illusion on live TV--and failed. Now Ellie lives with her dad in a beat-up RV, attending high school online and performing with him at birthday parties and bars across the Midwest to make ends meet. But when the gigs dry up, their insurance lapses, leaving Dad's heart condition unchecked and forcing Ellie to battle her bipolar II disorder without medication. Then Ellie receives a call from a famous magic duo, who offer fifteen thousand dollars and a shot at redemption: they want her father to perform the illusion that wrecked his career--on their live TV special, which shoots in Los Angeles in ten days. Ellie knows her dad will refuse--but she takes the deal anyway, then lies to persuade him to head west. With the help of her online-only best friend and an unusual guy she teams up with along the way, Ellie makes a plan to stage his comeback. But when her lie is exposed, she'll have to confront her illness and her choices head-on to save her father--and herself.

The Lightness of Hands

Sometimes the protagonist of this novel feels like a boy and other times like a girl. Gender identity can be even harder to deal with when your father is a conservative politician in the middle of a campaign. This very realistic novel will have readers contemplating how they view themselves and others.

SPA-QUE NOS HACE HUMANOS

Todos, Nenhum, Simplesmente Humano

LO PRIMERO QUE QUERRÁS SABER DE MÍ ES SI SOY UN CHICO O UNA CHICA. A veces, me siento un chico. A veces, me siento una chica. Créanme, tener un padre congresista que está en medio de una campaña para la reelección y vivir en uno de los condados más conservadores de los Estados Unidos no es nada fácil para gente como yo. ¿QUÉ SOY? UN SER HUMANO. ¿CÓMO ME VEN? ¿POR QUÉ NO ME LO CUENTAS Tڅ? "Jeff Garvin escribió una historia planeada magníficamente, con un personaje principal complejo, fascinante e intensamente real, que estoy segura de que me acompañará por mucho tiempo. La literatura juvenil necesita más Rileys. Esta novela es una adquisición hermosa para el canon de literatura juvenil queer ". —ROBIN TALLEY, autora de What We Left Behind

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