Sylvia Aguilar-Zeleny

Julia keeps lists--lists of everything she loses. Eventually those lists include her dad and her home. Writing in her diary keeps her going but she'll need more than that to find the truth.

The Everything I Have Lost

While living in Santa Barbara and attending a private school, Maria's life was comfortably boring. Then her sister died, her father lost his job, and the whole family was forced to start over. When they move to the barrio in East L.A. to live with Maria's grandma Maria recovers her roots and becomes empowered. She can't continue hiding that she is a lesbian when she meets Natalia, a grumpy chola who smells like sugar and turns Maria's life upside down. Maria is a book from Coming Out, an EPIC Press six set series.

Maria

Seventeen-year-old Leroy wants to study art and become a painter. Although he has good relationships with his family and friends, Leroy is far from being happy. With his older brother now in jail, Leroy feels even more trapped by his big secret. He is gay and doesn't dare come out and disrupt an already difficult time for his family. Leroy goes on an incredible- yet painful and terrifying-journey from Dallas to Taos, and from fear to love. Leroy is a book from Coming Out, an EPIC Press six set series.

Leroy

Wonnie is a brave girl who came out at just thirteen years old. She found support in her parents and taught herself to live life to its fullest. Wonnie belongs to a friendly LGBT community in Philadelphia. She produces Come Out!, a podcast that has become a platform for gay-lesbian-trans teens. Her love life is also at its peak, but Rebecca, Wonnie's girlfriend, wants to get married. Funny, romantic and honest, this novel follows a day in the life of Wonnie. Wonnie is a book from Coming Out, an EPIC Press six set series.

Wonnie

Mikala is a native Hawaiian growing up in New Jersey with her grandparents. Although they are a loving couple, they have their own dreams and hopes for Mikala. First on this list, is having her date a guy from her own culture. Two problems: Mikala likes girls, and she hates everything that has to do with Hawaii. Mikala is forced to lie to her grandparents while writing fantasies in her diary. She and Soledad, her only lesbian friend, sneak out to New York City once in a while to live as themselves. While partying in the Big Apple Mikala has an experience that will change her life forever. Mikala is a book from Coming Out, an EPIC Press six set series.

Sylvia Aguilar-Zeleny

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