YA LGBT Books discussion

This thread is for nominations for the YA LGBT book that you would like to see the group read in June 2013.

Anything we haven't already read is welcome. Please post a link to the book, copy the blurb, and give us a few words about why you think this would be a good choice. If it has edgy or potentially 16+ content please also note that - we'd be happy to have it on the list, but want members to be aware.

Books that lost a previous vote can to be nominated again, (and authors are allowed to nominate their own books if they feel moved to do so.)

The nominations are closed - we have just three choices this time, which should make it easier. Go and vote here: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/84... through Midnight June 3.

And the winner is Not Letting Go - the thread will be up soon.

Since our second place book, just a few votes behind, just won the YA LGBT category of the Lambda Awards, I'm also going to do a discussion thread for that one this month.

Huntress by Malinda Lo



Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn't shone in years, and crops are failing. Worse yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people's survival hangs in the balance.
To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and Kaede and Taisin, two seventeen-year-old girls, are picked to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen. Taisin is a sage, thrumming with magic, and Kaede is of the earth, without a speck of the otherworldly. And yet the two girls' destinies are drawn together during the mission. As members of their party succumb to unearthly attacks and fairy tricks, the two come to rely on each other and even begin to fall in love. But the Kingdom needs only one huntress to save it, and what it takes could tear Kaede and Taisin apart forever.
The exciting adventure prequel to Malinda Lo's highly acclaimed novel Ash is overflowing with lush Chinese influences and details inspired by the I Ching, and is filled with action and romance.

I think I'll nominate by Danni Keane again :)

Heres the blurb:

YA M/M short story.

When someone dies, how are you supposed to behave? Josh Roberts has no idea. Losing his dad has left him deeply confused. He loved his dad, so why isn't he crying? All Josh can think about is spending time with his boyfriend, Bradley. He can't wait to go to Uni, when he and Bradley will finally get to be alone.

Bradley wants nothing more than to give love and support to his grieving boyfriend. But Josh's expectations of a life together next year are putting a lot of pressure on him. He's not going to get good enough grades for Uni, especially if whenever they are in Josh's room they don't get round to any real studying. Why can't Josh understand that?

I have one recommendation:

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

The nominations are closed - we have just three choices this time, which should make it easier. Go and vote here: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/84... through Midnight June 3.

And the winner is Not Letting Go - the thread will be up soon.

Since our second place book, just a few votes behind, just won the YA LGBT category of the Lambda Awards, I'm also going to do a discussion thread for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe this month.