Real love
Author
1) Love is love
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Overweight and unhappy at home, Emmy gets sexually involved with a popular classmate so that people will think that she is worth liking. When she realizes that he is just using her, she decides to leave her home in Winnipeg to stay with her uncle's family in Vancouver. Emmy has always been intimidated by her perfect cousin Paige and Paige's cool friends, so she is surprised to find that the coolest of them is transgender. Emmy is instantly attracted...
2)
Same love
Author
3)
True to you
Author
4) You're you
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In this book author Mette Bach offers a believable portrayal of an LGBTQ teen who has always identified as a lesbian. When she finds herself attracted to a South Asian boy, she comes to a new identity for herself as bisexual. 17-year-old Freyja is outspokenly lesbian and politically active about LGBTQ issues at her school's Gay-Straight Alliance. When her girlfriend Rachel breaks up with her, she suspends her work on the online video blog they created...
5) Just Julian
Author
Series
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Julian doesn't see any point to life. After years of bullying at school, he is so depressed that his single mother must stay home from work to care for him, and the only outlet for his feelings is his artwork. He sees a glimmer of hope after meeting the similarly out-of-place Romeo at a party and sharing a kiss with him. But Romeo has always identified as straight--and he hangs out with a group of guys who hurt Julian's friend Paris...
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"On the surface, Romeo has it all: success on the basketball court, a group of good friends, the companionship of the beautiful Rosie. Deep down, he knows something is wrong: All he feels for Rosie is friendship, and all he feels for his friends' intolerance is guilt. Everything changes when he meets the openly gay Julian at a party and finds himself sharing a kiss with him. In spite of their obvious attraction, Romeo now feels less sure of himself...
7) Charming
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"With a modern female version of Prince Charming as the main character, Charming expands the story of the fairy-tale prince to one of a teen girl who learns the true nature of fame and love."--Goodreads.com.
8) Cinders
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"With a modern version of Cinderella as the main character, Cinders tells the story of a teen girl who overcomes adversity and buillying with kindness and compassion"--Goodreads.com.
9) Prom kings
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When the queer prom committee asks Charlie to join them, Charlie figures it'll be a good way to get closer to cute new guy Andre - and maybe even ask him to be his prom date! The only problem is that Charlie has competition for Andre's attention in rich, good-looking Chad, who Charlie can't stand. Charlie and his pal Luis come up with a plan to get Andre's attention - to woo Andre as a secret admirer and then reveal Charlie's true identity with a...
10) Ace of hearts
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone around Alvin seems to be obsessed with one thing -- sex. Alvin finds it uncomfortable to think and talk about it and he knows he isn't ready and may never be. His friends, however, think that all Alvin needs is to hook up with the right guy, so they identify three of the most eligible guys in school and start a plan to set Alvin up with each one. First there's Allistair, a boy with strong ambitions to become a gay leader in politics. Second...
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Logan Osborne knows he likes boys, but has not come out to his family or at school, and no one knows that he likes to sometimes wear girls' clothes and makeup. When he starts at a school for the arts he finds a wider range of gender and orientation being accepted. Logan is attracted to Kyle, who has gay dads. But Kyle is straight. Logan finds he doesn't like the way gay boys treat him, and a disturbing hookup with a boy who is fetishistic about Logan's...
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Full of colourful, authentic characters and set in Toronto, Confessions of a Teenage Drag King highlights diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, and identity. Seventeen-year-old Lauren tries to navigate the tricky waters of teen romance that brings high school to the drag show and back, all while Lauren must keep up their two personas--Ren, a drag king, and Lauri, a typical student--and come to terms with their feelings both for mixed-race...
13) Love, IRL
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Language
English
Description
"Alex, a Latino transgender teen living in Hamilton, Ontario, struggles to reconcile his feelings with a real-life crush on a boy in his class from the relationship he has with a boy he knows online? only to find that the two were the same all along. Without overly graphic content, important issues youth face surrounding online messaging, social media and sexting are brought to light in a refreshing take on an LGTBQ+ relationship."--
"You've been...
14)
The love code
Author
15) Walk this way
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Drag has never been so popular, and this LGBTQ+ romance takes a look at how a teen embraces the drag queen dream. Sixteen-year-old Joshua does drag on social media but wants to have the full drag performance experience. Trouble is, he's attracted to guys who don't like drag and want nothing to do with gay men they think are feminine and have a flamboyant image. With the help of a drag mother, Joshua has the chance to live his dream, but only by keeping...
16) No limit on love
Author
Series
Publisher
James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This novel tells a contemporary and timely story of love outside the binary, as experienced by today's teens. In this novel a teen realizing their nonbinary identity and a gender-fluid boy discover together that there's no longer any need for labels. Dan has an increasingly common problem: climate anxiety. After a storm devastated parts of Ottawa, it's hard to get climate change out of mind. Dan goes to help clean up at the school, but only one other...
17) Secret me
Author
Series
Publisher
James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Charlottetown teen Tage seems to have it all: she hangs out with the school's most popular clique and has a handsome boyfriend. She's also living a lie about her sexuality. Wren, a nonbinary schoolmate, has been the victim of bullying by Tage's clique, which leaves Tage racked by guilt because she's always been drawn to Wren. When Tage picks up Wren during a snowstorm and they are forced to spend a night together, their true feelings emerge. With...
18) Stuck with you
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Stuck With You is a story of Queer joy and a playful teen romance, following two frenemies as they fall for each other while stuck in adjacent seats on a day-long train trip. Ben is on a train back to Ottawa after a visit with his dad in Toronto when he runs into the last person he wanted to see: Caleb, the handsome, confident boy who recently and accidentally broke Ben's phone. Preoccupied by worrying about whether he should take a gap year, Ben...