14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

Empowernder Roman über einen trans* Jugendlichen namens Spencer, der an seiner neuen Schule nicht geoutet und leidenschaftlicher Fußballspieler ist. Als sein Team an Wettkämpfen teilnimmt, wird seine Geburtsurkunde benötigt. Spencer lebt im US-Bundesstaat Ohio und bis vor Kurzem (und somit zu der Zeit, als die Geschichte spielt) war es trans* Menschen in Ohio nicht möglich ihren Geschlechtseintrag in der Geburtsurkunde ändern zu lassen. Spencer muss sich entscheiden, ob er bereit ist, sich zu outen, um an den Tournieren teilnehmen zu können. - Es gibt einen Nebencharakter mit Pronomen they.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Fifteen-year-old Spencer Harris is a proud nerd, an awesome big brother and a Messi-in-training. He's also transgender. After transitioning at his old school leads to a year of bullying, Spencer gets a fresh start at Oakley, the most liberal private school in Ohio.

At Oakley, Spencer seems to have it all: more accepting classmates, a decent shot at a starting position on the boy's soccer team, great new friends, and maybe even something more than friendship with one of his teammates. The problem is, no one at Oakley knows Spencer is trans - he's passing.

So when a discriminatory law forces Spencer's coach to bench him after he discovers the 'F' on Spencer's birth certificate, Spencer has to make a choice: cheer his team on from the sidelines or publicly fight for his right to play, even if it means coming out to everyone - including the guy he's falling for.

A beautiful, tender love story between a trans* and a cis boy. And about what it's like to be queer in the countryside.

Eine wunderschöne, zarte Liebesgeschichte zwischen einem trans* und einem cis Jungen. Und darüber, wie es ist, auf dem Land queer zu sein. Die deutsche Ausgabe findet ihr hier.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love story for the ages–told over the course of a couple’s first ten dates.

When a blue-haired boy (Ryan) meets a pink-haired boy (Avery) at a dance–a queer prom–both feel an inexplicable but powerful connection. Follow them through their first ten dates as they bridge their initial shyness and fall in love–through snowstorms, groundings, meeting parents (Avery’s) and not (Ryan’s), cast parties, heartbreak, and every day and date in between.

An diesen Roman von Rae Spoon mit nichtbinärer Hauptfigur hab ich schon länger versucht ranzukommen. Nun gibt es ein paar wenige Exemplare. Weitere Bücher von Rae Spoon gibt es hier. Verlagsbeschreibung:

From writer and musician Rae Spoon: a rollicking yet introspective young adult adventure about screwing up, finding yourself, and forging a new life on your own.

At age nineteen in the year 2000, the queer narrator of Green Glass Ghosts steps off a bus on Granville Street in downtown Vancouver, a city where the faceless condo towers of the wealthy loom over the streets to of the east side where folks are just trying to get by, against the deceptively beautiful backdrop of snow-capped mountains and sparkling ocean.

Armed with only their guitar and their voice, our hopeful hero arrives on the West Coast at the beginning of the new millennium and on the cusp of adulthood, fleeing a traumatic childhood in an unsafe family plagued by religious extremism, mental health crises, and abuse in a conservative city not known for accepting difference. They're eager to build a better life among like-minded folks, and before they know it, they've got a job, an apartment, openly non-binary friends, and a new queer love, dancing, busking, and making out in bars, parks, art spaces, and apartments. But their search for belonging and stability is disrupted by excessive drinking, jealousy, and painful memories of the past, distracting the protagonist from their ultimate goal of playing live music and spurring them to an emotional crisis. If they can't learn to care for themselves, how will they ever find true connection and community?

The haunting illustrations by Gem Hall conjure the moody, misty urban landscape and represent a deep collaboration with the author based on their shared experience of seeking safety, authenticity, and acceptance on the West Coast. Green Glass Ghosts is an evocation of that delicate, aching moment between youth and adulthood when we are trying, and often failing, to become the person we dream ourselves to be.

Spannender Roman mit nichtbinärem Hauptcharakter namens Sam. Sam ist Autist und verortet sich auf dem Ace-Spektrum - auch Sams Vater ist asexuell und aromantisch. Vor allem aber geht es darum, einen 30 Jahre zurückliegenden Todesfall zu klären und ob und wie Angriffe gegen Sam und Sams neue Freundin an der neuen Schule damit zusammenhängen, denn anfangs fand Sam an der Schule, wo they offen nichtbinär ist, viel Unterstützung.

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In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one of those kids.

Now, as Sam's own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. They're certain they don't have much time left Yet Sam's life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, their next-door neighbour. Yet the past keeps roaring back in Sam's memories and in the form of a thirty-year-old suspicious death that took place in Sam's new home.

Sam can't resist trying to find out more about the kid who died and who now seems to guide their investigation. When Sam starts receiving threatening notes, they know they're on the path to uncovering a murderer. But are they also approaching their own end? The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester explores healing in the aftermath of trauma and the joy in living a full life.

Basierend auf eigenen Erfahrungen schreibt Lexie Bean eine Mutmach-Geschichte über einen trans* Jugendlichen, der statt eines Tagebuchs Briefe schreibt und mit Luftballons losschickt. In den Briefen schreibt er darüber, wie er in der Schule ausgegrenzt wird. In den Briefen sucht und findet er seinen Vornamen, den er nur wenigen mitteilt, und deutet er den Missbrauch durch seinen Vater an. Verlagsbeschreibung:

Tender and wise, The Ship We Built is about the bravery it takes to stand up for yourself—even to those you love—and the power of finding someone who treasures you for everything you are.

Sometimes I have trouble filling out tests when the name part feels like a test too. . . . When I write letters, I love that you have to read all of my thoughts and stories before I say any name at all. You have to make it to the very end to know.

Rowan has too many secrets to write down in the pages of a diary. And if he did, he wouldn’t want anyone he knows to read them. He understands who he is and what he likes, but it’s not safe for others to find out. Now the kids at school say Rowan’s too different to spend time with. He’s not the “right kind” of girl, and he’s not the “right kind” of boy. His mom ignores him. And at night, his dad hurts him in ways he’s not ready to talk about yet.

But Rowan discovers another way to share his secrets: letters. Letters he attaches to balloons and releases into the universe, hoping someone new will read them and understand. But when he befriends a classmate who knows what it’s like to be lonely and scared, even at home, Rowan realizes that there might already be a person he can trust right by his side.

Eine schöne Geschichte über ein gender-nichtkonformes Kind namens Birdie, das Glitzer mag und bunte Klamotten. Da Birdie bei Geburt das Geschlecht männlich zugeordnet wurde und Birdie die Erwartungen hieran nicht erfüllt, gibt es immer wieder Ärger. Als Birdie gefragt wird, ob Birdie schwul oder ein Mädchen ist, weiß Birdie das nicht. Und das ist auch völlig in Ordnung. Birdie und seine Schwester ziehen nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter zu ihren Onkels in eine kleine Stadt. Vor allem geht es in der Geschichte um das Zusammenfinden der Familienmitglieder und darum, dass Birdie sein kann, wie Birdie ist. Ein schönes Mutmach-Buch. Die deutsche Ausgabe gibt es hier.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

An emotional and uplifting debut about a girl named Jack and her gender creative little brother, Birdie, searching for the place where they can be their true and best selves.

After their mama dies, Jack and Birdie find themselves without a place to call home. And when Mama’s two brothers each try to provide one–first sweet Uncle Carl, then gruff Uncle Patrick–the results are funny, tender, and tragic.

They’re also somehow . . . spectacular.

With voices and characters that soar off the page, J. M. M. Nuanez’s debut novel depicts an unlikely family caught in a situation none of them would have chosen, and the beautiful ways in which they finally come to understand one another.

Blue-eyed boy or girl next door?

Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte des inter* Jugendlichen Max ohne zu stereotypisieren und klärt dabei über unnötige Operationen an inter* Menschen auf sowie zum Teil deren Folgen. Nach der Geburt hielt der Vater die Ärzt*innen, davon ab, Max zu operieren. Im Großen und Ganzen fühlt Max sich wohl, so wie er ist; unternimmt viel und ist an der Schule beliebt. Zu gewissen Unsicherheiten - und Max's schwieriger Entscheidungsfindung, ob er sich nicht doch einer geschlechtszuweisenden Operation unterziehen soll - trägt die Mutter mit ihren negativen Ansichten über Intergeschlechtlichkeit bei (außerdem ist sie homophob), das Schweigen innerhalb der Familie zum Thema und die Angst, wie Max' Freund*innen auf seine Intergeschlechtlichkeit reagieren könnten, was an der gesellschaftlichen Tabuisierung von Intergeschlechtlichkeit liegt. Max trifft zum Glück auf eine sympathische Ärzt*in, die sich zum Thema informiert, um Max' Fragen beantworten zu können. Doch vor allem geht es darum, dass Max eigenständig eine Entscheidung trifft.

TW: Die Geschichte fängt mit der ausführlich beschriebenen Vergewaltigung von Max durch seinen ehemals besten Freund an. Die Folgen davon sowie Max' Umgamg damit ist ein Fokus der Geschichte und wird meiner Einschätzung nach einfühlsam erzählt.

Here's a review by intersex activist Hida Viloria.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

To the outside world, Max Walker is a golden boy: a loving son and brother, the perfect student, captain of the football team and every girl’s dream boyfriend. But Max was born intersex – neither fully boy nor fully girl. Now something terrible has happened to him, the consequences of which have left him questioning his gender identity.

Can the people around him – his girlfriend, his classmates, his ambitious parents – accept him for who he is? Or will Max’s secret tear his world apart?

An Own-Voices Book with a trans-masc protagonist.

ALL GODS MUST DIE in this searingly relevant YA dystopian from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Bargain and Most Ardently. In a world bound by violence, a teen descended from the god of Death must keep their true identity a secret as they fight their way through a gladiator-style competition towards victory and rebellion against the gods who murdered their family.

Years ago, the descendants of the god of Death were murdered. The few that remain are in hiding, including Crow, a teen who survived the genocide and hides their magic to stay alive. After fleeing their village, Crow now lives with their uncles in the lowest part of the city: the Shallows.

Life in the Shallows is tough, but Crow’s even tougher. Hiding their magic has made Crow resourceful, cunning, and unbeatable -- which comes in handy as a fighter in the city's lucrative underground fighting ring.

Then, Crow's uncles are arrested for harboring Deathchildren.

With fists tightly clenched, Crow vows to set their uncles free. But to do that, they’re going to need to enter a world that threatens Crow’s very existence. Carefully navigating the politics of the wealthy and powerful, they enter the Tournament of the Gods -- a gladiator-style competition where the winner is granted a favor. As they battle their way towards the winner’s circle, Crow plans to ask the gods for their uncles’ freedom as their reward.

But in a city of gods and magic, you don’t ask for what you want.

You take it.

Preislich reduziert wegen kleinen Knicken im Cover.

A trans teen walks the fine line between doing whatever it takes for his acting dream and staying true to himself in this moving, thought-provoking YA novel from the acclaimed author of Stay Gold.

Aspiring actor August Greene just landed a coveted spot at the prestigious School of Performing Arts in New York. There’s only one problem: His conservative parents won’t accept that he’s transgender. And to stay with his aunt in the city, August must promise them he won’t transition. August is convinced he can play the part his parents want while acting cool and confident in the company of his talented new friends. But who is August when the lights go down? And where will he turn when the roles start hitting a little too close to home?

Reduziert wegen Transportschäden: Kleine Abriebstellen an Coverecken und -kanten.

Basierend auf einer wahren Geschichte thematisiert dieser Roman zugleich Agender- Feindlichkeit - in diesem Fall gegen eine jugendliche Person - und Rassismus, hier gegen einen Schwarzen Jugendlichen im US-Rechtssystem. Die Themen sind gut recherchiert und werden verständlich dargelegt. Empfehlenswert! Auf Deutsch gibt es das Buch hier. Verlagsbeschreibung:

One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both their lives forever.
Two teenagers growing up in Oakland, California. One, Sasha, was born male but identifies as agender, wears skirts and attends a private school. The other, Richard, is an African American from a poor part of Oakland who attends a rough public school.

They have no reason to meet, except for eight minutes every day, they catch the same bus home. And one day, messing about, Richard spies Sasha napping. He flicks the flame of his lighter to Sasha’s skirt, and Sasha wakes up in a ball of flame.

What happens next, as the victim, the perpetrator and the community struggle to come to terms with their sadness and shock, is a story of recovery, reconciliation, forgiveness and, above all, hope. It’s about the power of being true to yourself, bravery and the good and bad in all of us.

And, remarkably, it’s all true.

Exemplar preislich reduziert wegen Knicken im Schutzumschlag.

Ein guter Roman für Jugendliche über Verlust und Trauer mit nichtbinärer Hauptfigur. Weitere Bücher von Mason Deaver findet Ihr hier. Verlagsbeschreibung:

Ein preislich reduziertes Mängelexemplar wegen kleiner Knicke in ein paar Seiten.

Magische Geschichte mit zwei trans* Hauptcharakteren. CN: Transfeindlichkeit und Mobbing. Aber auch empowernde Darstellung mit Unterstützung des trans* Jungen durch die Mutter, der durch einen Umzug zunächst ungeoutet leben und zur Schule gehen kann. Verlagsbeschreibung:

A young adult novel about a girl hiding the truth, a boy with secrets from his past, and four sisters who could ruin them both.

To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel’s wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel’s skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And they’re willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up.

Gebraucht mit Schäden an den Coverrändern und kleinen Knicken in Coverecken und ein paar Seiten. Schmutzflecken an der unteren Schnittkante. Keine Markierungen im Text.

An empathetically written Romantasy novel in which the young trans man Ash together with Ramsay, a genderfluid alchemist, who is switching between the pronouns He and She, and an unexpected ally are searching for a long thought lost artefact. Kacen Callender designs an original Dark Academia setting and discusses impressively how the world in the novel accepts trans* and non-binary identities, poly relationships and the challenge of inequality opportunities between rich and poor. (translated by Jamie)

TW: explicit depictions of physical violence, injuries and murder; emotional and physical abuse by guardians/parents against their children; depictions of a religious cult

/ Ein einfühlsam geschriebener Romantasy-Roman, in dem Ash, ein junger trans* Mann, zusammen mit Ramsay, einer*m genderfluiden Alchemist*in, der*die zwischen den Pronomen He und She wechselt, und unverhofften Verbündeten nach einem verloren geglaubten Artefakt sucht. Kacen Callender entwirft ein originelles Dark Academia-Setting und thematisiert dabei eindrücklich in der Gesellschaft des Romans akzeptierte trans* und nichtbinäre Identitäten, poly Liebesbeziehungen und die Herausforderung von Chancenungleichheit zwischen Arm und Reich. (Rezi von Aiden)

TW: explizite Darstellung von physischer Gewalt, Verletzungen und Mord; emotionaler und physischer Missbrauch von Erziehungsfiguren/Eltern gegenüber ihren Kindern; Darstellung eines religiösen Kults

Verlagsbeschreibung:

For Ash Woods, practicing alchemy is a crime.

Only an elite few are legally permitted to study the science of magic—so when Ash is rejected by Lancaster College of Alchemic Science, he takes a job as the school’s groundskeeper instead, forced to learn alchemy in secret.

When he’s discovered by the condescending and brilliant apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash is sure he's about to be arrested—but instead of calling the reds, Ramsay surprises Ash by making him an offer: Ramsay will keep Ash's secret if he helps her find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its reader extraordinary power.

As Ash and Ramsay work together and their feelings for each other grow, Ash discovers their mission is more dangerous than he imagined, pitting them against influential and powerful alchemists—Ash’s estranged father included. Ash’s journey takes him through the cities and wilds across New Anglia, forcing him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he and other alchemists will go to seize it.

Featuring trans, queer, and polyamorous characters of color, Infinity Alchemist is the hugely anticipated young adult fantasy debut from the extraordinary author of Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies, Queen of the Conquered and more.

Zur deutschsprachigen Ausgabe geht es hier. Band 2 gibt es hier. Mehr Titel von Kacen Callender gibt es hier.

Eine Seite hat einen größeren Knick mit Einrissen. Ansonsten in gutem Zustand und ohne Markierungen.

Successful continuation of The Sundbearer Trials. The characters and friendships are being deepened further in a convincing manner. It is also interesting how they get to know other communities on their journey, which are structured very differently to the ones that they know and call into question hierarchies and dependencies.

/ Gelungene Fortsetzung von The Sunbearer Trials. Die Charactere und Freundyschaften werden überzeugend weiter ausgearbeitet. Spannend auch, wie sie auf ihrer Reise Gesellschaften kennenlernen, die ganz anders strukturiert sind als ihre eigenen und die Herrschaftsansprüche und Abhängigkeiten in Frage stellen.

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A heart-stopping duology finale, in which three young semidioses travel through a dark monster-infested world, facing down chaotic Obsidian gods, in a quest to save their friends and return the sun to the sky. Celestial Monsters is the sequel to mexican inspired YA fantasy The Sunbearer Trials, from the New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas.

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice.

The sun is gone, the Obsidian gods have been released from their prison, and chaos and destruction are wreaking havoc on Reino del Sol. All because Teo refused to sacrifice a fellow semidiós during the Sunbearer Trials.

With the world plunged into perpetual night, Teo, his crush Aurelio, and his best friend Niya must journey to the dark wilderness of Los Restos, battling vicious monsters while dealing with guilt, trauma, and a (very distracting) burgeoning romance between Teo and Aurelio. Determined to rescue the captured semidioses and retrieve the Sol Stone, the trio races against the clock to return Sol and their protective light so order can be restored.

Now the future of the whole world is in their hands.

Den ersten Teil findet ihr hier auf Englisch und hier auf Deutsch. Weitere Bücher von Aiden Thomas findet ihr hier.

A trans teen walks the fine line between doing whatever it takes for his acting dream and staying true to himself in this moving, thought-provoking YA novel from the acclaimed author of Stay Gold.

Aspiring actor August Greene just landed a coveted spot at the prestigious School of Performing Arts in New York. There’s only one problem: His conservative parents won’t accept that he’s transgender. And to stay with his aunt in the city, August must promise them he won’t transition. August is convinced he can play the part his parents want while acting cool and confident in the company of his talented new friends. But who is August when the lights go down? And where will he turn when the roles start hitting a little too close to home?

An empathetically written Romantasy novel in which the young trans man Ash together with Ramsay, a genderfluid alchemist, who is switching between the pronouns He and She, and an unexpected ally are searching for a long thought lost artefact. Kacen Callender designs an original Dark Academia setting and discusses impressively how the world in the novel accepts trans* and non-binary identities, poly relationships and the challenge of inequality opportunities between rich and poor. (translated by Jamie)

TW: explicit depictions of physical violence, injuries and murder; emotional and physical abuse by guardians/parents against their children; depictions of a religious cult

/ Ein einfühlsam geschriebener Romantasy-Roman, in dem Ash, ein junger trans* Mann, zusammen mit Ramsay, einer*m genderfluiden Alchemist*in, der*die zwischen den Pronomen He und She wechselt, und unverhofften Verbündeten nach einem verloren geglaubten Artefakt sucht. Kacen Callender entwirft ein originelles Dark Academia-Setting und thematisiert dabei eindrücklich in der Gesellschaft des Romans akzeptierte trans* und nichtbinäre Identitäten, poly Liebesbeziehungen und die Herausforderung von Chancenungleichheit zwischen Arm und Reich. (Rezi von Aiden)

CW: explizite Darstellung von physischer Gewalt, Verletzungen und Mord; emotionaler und physischer Missbrauch von Erziehungsfiguren/Eltern gegenüber ihren Kindern; Darstellung eines religiösen Kults

Verlagsbeschreibung:

For Ash Woods, practicing alchemy is a crime.

Only an elite few are legally permitted to study the science of magic—so when Ash is rejected by Lancaster College of Alchemic Science, he takes a job as the school’s groundskeeper instead, forced to learn alchemy in secret.

When he’s discovered by the condescending and brilliant apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash is sure he's about to be arrested—but instead of calling the reds, Ramsay surprises Ash by making him an offer: Ramsay will keep Ash's secret if he helps her find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its reader extraordinary power.

As Ash and Ramsay work together and their feelings for each other grow, Ash discovers their mission is more dangerous than he imagined, pitting them against influential and powerful alchemists—Ash’s estranged father included. Ash’s journey takes him through the cities and wilds across New Anglia, forcing him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he and other alchemists will go to seize it.

Featuring trans, queer, and polyamorous characters of color, Infinity Alchemist is the hugely anticipated young adult fantasy debut from the extraordinary author of Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies, Queen of the Conquered and more.

Zur deutschsprachigen Ausgabe geht es hier. Band 2 gibt es hier. Mehr Titel von Kacen Callender gibt es hier.

Amanda – still under her birthname/deadname - is struggling with bullying at her school and with her own feelings. After Amanda’s parents divorced, a suicide attempt, support in a peer support group and her transition, Amanda is moving from her mom’s place to her dad’s in a city in the south of the US, where she knows no one. She gains some friends and falls in love with Grant, who is a Star Wars fan just like her. She is happy. But there are also doubts gnawing at her. Grant seems to be keeping something from her. And what happens if her friends and boyfriend find out about her being trans?

Despite some traditional stereotypes (Amanda, who was assigned male at birth, doesn’t like playing Baseball, which is supposed to undermine her female identity) it is still a beautiful story. (translated by Jamie)

/ Amanda kämpft - noch unter dem Geburtsnamen/Deadname - in der Schule mit Mobbing sowie mit ihren eigenen Gefühlen. Nach der Trennung der Eltern, einem versuchten Selbstmord, Unterstützung in einer Selbsthilfegruppe und der Transition zu Amanda, zieht sie von ihrer Mutter zu ihrem Vater in eine Stadt im Süden der USA, wo niemand sie kennt. Sie gewinnt Freundinnen und verliebt sich in Grant, der wie sie ein Star Wars Fan ist. Sie ist glücklich. Doch es nagen auch Zweifel an ihr. Grant scheint etwas vor ihr zu verheimlichen. Und was wenn ihr Freund und ihre Freundinnen herausfinden, dass sie trans ist?

Trotz einiger klassischer Stereotype (so spielt die Hauptperson, der bei Geburt das Geschlecht männlich zugeordnet wurde, von klein auf nicht gern Baseball, was vermutlich ihre weibliche Identität herausstreichen soll), dennoch eine schöne Geschichte. (Rezi von Anton)

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Amanda Hardy is the new girl at school.

Like everyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is holding back. Even from Grant, the guy she's falling in love with.

Amanda has a secret.

At her old school, she used to be called Andrew. And secrets always have a way of getting out...

Magische Geschichte mit zwei trans* Hauptcharakteren. CN: Transfeindlichkeit und Mobbing. Aber auch empowernde Darstellung mit Unterstützung des trans* Jungen durch die Mutter, der durch einen Umzug zunächst ungeoutet leben und zur Schule gehen kann.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

A young adult novel about a girl hiding the truth, a boy with secrets from his past, and four sisters who could ruin them both.

To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel’s wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel’s skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And they’re willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up.

Die Schwester der bisexuellen Hauptperson ist trans* und taucht immer wieder auf. Weitere Nebenfiguren in einem queeren Verein sind asexuell, lesbisch, schwul, pan und nichtbinär. CN: Bifeindlichkeit, Drogen, Alkohol. Die deutsche Ausgabe gibt es hier.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

A bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her school friends is hired by the hot new kid to help him get his ex back. Leah on the Offbeat meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before – the new queer YA rom-com from Sophie Gonzales.

Darcy Phillips:
Can give you the solution to any of your relationship woes – for a fee.
Uses her power for good. Most of the time.
Really cannot stand the new Australian jock at school, Alexander Brougham.
Has maybe not the best judgement when it comes to her best friend, Brooke…who is in love with someone else.
Does not appreciate being blackmailed.

But when Brougham catches Darcy in the act of collecting letters from locker 89 – out of which she’s been running her questionably legal, anonymous relationship advice service – that’s exactly what happens. In exchange for keeping her secret, Darcy begrudgingly agrees to become his personal dating coach. The goal? To help him win his ex-girlfriend back.

Darcy has good reason to keep her identity secret. If word gets out that she’s behind the locker, some things she’s not proud of will come to light, and there’s a good chance Brooke will never speak to her again.

Okay, so all she has to do is help an entitled, bratty, (annoyingly hot) guy win over a girl who’s already fallen for him once? What could possibly go wrong?

Thrilling fantasy with deities, semideities (demigods) and humans. It is great to read, that being trans* is normalized in this society, there is even a solemn gender affirmation ceremony for trans* people and there is a beautifully narrated gender-euphoric moment for the main trans* character. But he is also othered by his comrades-in-arms and competitors because of his wings which because of this, he hides until he comes to terms with himself and his wings. - Mitreißende Fantasy mit Gottheiten, semidioses (Halbgöttlichen) und Menschen. Trans* Hauptcharakter Teo wird unerwartet für einen alle zehn Jahre stattindenden Wettbewerb ausgewählt, bei dem nur eine Person gewinnsen kann und eine Person geopfert wird, damit die Welt so weiterbestehen kann, wie sie ist. Es gibt trans* und nichtbinäre Nebencharaktere (im englischen Original mit Pronomen they, in der deutschen Übersetzung mit Pronomen sier). Trans* zu sein ist in dieser Gesellschaft normalisiert, für trans* Personen gibt es gar eine feierliche Genderbestätigungszeremonie. Es gibt einen sehr schön erzählten gender-euphorischen Moment für Teo. Doch Teo wird von seinen Mitstreiter*innen und Konkurrent*innen wegen seiner Flügel geothered/geandert, worauf kritisch aufmerksam gemacht wird wie auch auf die Hierarchien unter den verschiedenen (Halb-)Göttlichkeiten sowie zwischen diesen und den Menschen. Der Wettbewerb und die Charaktere sind spannend beschrieben und auch Teos Eindrücke der anderen Städte, die sie im Verlauf der Kämpfe besuchen, und den dort herrschenden Gepflogenheiten. Ein extra Bonus sind die wunderschön beschriebenen Tiere, die gängige Erwartungen sprengen. Ein sehr gelungener Roman von Aiden Thomas, vom dem weitere Bücher hier zu finden sind. (Rezi von Anton)

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Only the most powerful and honorable will be chosen in this breathtaking, Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the author of the New York Times-bestselling Cemetery Boys.

Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and the trans son of the goddess of birds, isn't worried about the Trials . . . at least, not for himself. His best friend, Niya is a Gold semidiós and a shoo-in for the Trials, and while he trusts her abilities, the odds of becoming the sacrifice is one-in-ten.

But then, for the first time in over a century, the impossible happens. Sol chooses not one, but two Jade competitors. Teo, and Xio, the thirteen-year-old child of the god of bad luck. Now they must compete in five trials against Gold opponents who are more powerful and better trained. Worst of all, Teo's annoyingly handsome ex-best friend and famous semidiós Hero, Aurelio is favored to win. Teo is determined to get himself and his friends through the trials unscathed - for fame, glory, and their own survival.

A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash.

Sehr schöne Geschichte über den trans* Jugendlichen Obie. Nach seinem Outing wird er aus dem Schwimmteam geworfen und seine zwei besten Freund*innen distanzieren sich von ihm. Obies Eltern und Großeltern dagegen unterstützen ihn und er findet Freund*innen in einem neuen Schwimmteam, um für die Junior Olympics zu trainieren, und hat ein erstes Date. Das Buch zeigt, wie wichtig Unterstützung und Vorbildfunktionen sind (Obie lernt einen ältereren trans* Schwimmer kennen) und dass es manchmal etwas Zeit braucht, sich von den Erwartungen vorheriger Vorbilder (hier der ehemalige Trainer) freizumachen. CN: Trans*feindlichkeit, Homofeindlichkeit, Mobbing, einmal wird Obie verprügelt.

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Successful continuation of The Sundbearer Trials. The characters and friendships are being deepened further in a convincing manner. It is also interesting how they get to know other communities on their journey, which are structured very differently to the ones that they know and call into question hierarchies and dependencies.

/ Gelungene Fortsetzung von The Sunbearer Trials. Die Charactere und Freundyschaften werden überzeugend weiter ausgearbeitet. Spannend auch, wie sie auf ihrer Reise Gesellschaften kennenlernen, die ganz anders strukturiert sind als ihre eigenen und die Herrschaftsansprüche und Abhängigkeiten in Frage stellen.

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A heart-stopping duology finale, in which three young semidioses travel through a dark monster-infested world, facing down chaotic Obsidian gods, in a quest to save their friends and return the sun to the sky. Celestial Monsters is the sequel to mexican inspired YA fantasy The Sunbearer Trials, from the New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas.

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice.

The sun is gone, the Obsidian gods have been released from their prison, and chaos and destruction are wreaking havoc on Reino del Sol. All because Teo refused to sacrifice a fellow semidiós during the Sunbearer Trials.

With the world plunged into perpetual night, Teo, his crush Aurelio, and his best friend Niya must journey to the dark wilderness of Los Restos, battling vicious monsters while dealing with guilt, trauma, and a (very distracting) burgeoning romance between Teo and Aurelio. Determined to rescue the captured semidioses and retrieve the Sol Stone, the trio races against the clock to return Sol and their protective light so order can be restored.

Now the future of the whole world is in their hands.

Den ersten Teil findet ihr hier auf Englisch und hier auf Deutsch. Weitere Bücher von Aiden Thomas findet ihr hier.

Mehr Titel von Kacen Callender gibt es hier.

“Cemetery Boys“ is a wonderful book celebrating the rare intersection of transness, queerness and Latinx culture. It’s a book you can hardly put away and is both heartwarming and crushing at the same time. “Cemetery Boys” is an Own Voices book. CN: Transphobia (Misgendering) (Rezi von Jamie)

Empfehlenswerte, mitreißende Geschichte über einen trans* Jugendlichen, der, um sich seiner Familie zu beweisen ein Ritual vollzieht, das nur Jungs zusteht. / Recommendable, captivating story about a trans* teenager, who is willing to perform a ritual that is only allowed for boys in order to prove himself to his family. (Rezi von Anton)

Zur deutschen Ausgabe geht es hier. Verlagsbeschreibung:

When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.

However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school’s resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He’s determined to find out what happened and tie up some loose ends before he leaves. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help Julian, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.

The student Maeve finds an old set of tarot cards with a mysterious Housekeeper Card and along with that her ability to read tarot cards. What starts as a game becomes serious when her former best friend Lily suddenly vanishes after Maeve read her tarot cards. Maeve, her new best friend Fiona and Roe - non-binary and Lily’s sibling (in this volume of the book the character is still using he/him pronouns) – set out together on a search. On their journey they meet other people with supernatural powers, one of them a Christian cult leader, who agitates against queer people. An exciting, magical story, in which queerphobia is being discussed. Other volumes of the book are available (in German and English) here. (Übersetzung von Jamie - es folgt die Rezension auf Deutsch und dann die englische Verlagsbeschreibung)

/ Schülerin Maeve findet ein altes Set Tarot-Karten mit einer mysteriösen Housekeeper Card (in der deutschen Ausgabe: Mamsellkarte) und ihre Begabung diese zu lesen. Was als Spiel beginnt wird Ernst, als ihre ehemals beste Freundin Lily, nachdem Maeve ihr die Karten gelegt hat, verschwindet. Maeve, ihre neue Freundin Fiona und Roe - nichtbinär und Geschwisterkind von Lily (in diesem Band noch mit Pronomen er) - machen sich gemeinsam auf die Suche. Dabei treffen sie auf andere Personen mit übersinnlichen Kräften, darunter ein christlicher Sektenführer, der gegen queere Menschen agitiert. Eine spannende, magische Geschichte, in der Queerfeindlichkeit thematisiert wird. Weitere Bände (auf Deutsch und Englisch) gibt es hier.

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A dark and supernatural contemporary teen debut by author and journalist Caroline O'Donoghue.

I'll give up the tarot readings. I'll apologize to Lily. But Lily doesn't come to school on Monday. Or Tuesday. It's not until Wednesday that the police show up.

Maeve Chambers doesn't have much going for her. Not only does she feel like the sole idiot in a family of geniuses, she managed to drive away her best friend Lily a year ago. But when she finds a pack of dusty old tarot cards at school, and begins to give scarily accurate readings to the girls in her class, she realizes she's found her gift at last. Things are looking up – until she discovers a strange card in the deck that definitely shouldn't be there. And two days after she convinces her ex-best friend to have a reading, Lily disappears. Can Maeve, her new friend Fiona and Lily's brother Roe find her? And will their special talents be enough to bring Lily back, before she's gone for good?

Eine schöne Poly-Liebesgeschichte mit Schwarzen, nichtbinären und trans* Haupt- und Nebencharakteren über Freund*innenschaft, Missverständnisse, dem Druck anderen gefallen zu wollen, Followerschaft auf Twitter gewinnen zu wollen; und es geht ums Füreinander-Einstehen, Rechenschaftspflicht und Ehrlich-Sein. CN: Mobbing, Manipulieren einer Beziehung, Erwähnung von Diskriminierungen. Da der Hauptcharakter versucht, ein Buch zu schreiben, gibt es zwischendrin und im Nachwort Schreibtipps für angehende Autor*innen. Die deutsche Ausgabe gibt es hier, weitere Bücher von Kacen Callender hier.

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From the bestselling and award-winning author of Felix Ever After comes a heart-melting and joyful romance.

Maybe it’s too late to tell them how I really feel. That I’ve had these feelings for months, for years . . .

Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting anything and everything on their social media accounts – just to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark’s Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark’s tweets are suddenly the talk of the school.

To protect Kasim, Lark decides to take the fall, pretending they accidentally posted the thread in reference to another classmate. It seems like a great idea: Lark finally gets the courage to ask out their crush, Kasim keeps his privacy and Lark’s social media stats explode. But living a lie takes a toll – as does the judgement of thousands of Internet strangers. Lark tries their best to be perfect at all costs, but nothing seems good enough for the anonymous hordes – or for Kasim, who is growing closer to Lark, just like it used to be between them . . .

In the end, Lark must embrace their right to their messy emotions and learn how to be in love.

Auf Deutsch findet Ihr das Buch hier.

Meet Eric and Morgan. Born on the same day, at the same time, in the same place.

They've always shared this one day together, but as they grow up they begin to grow apart. Everyone expects Eric to get a football scholarship, but no one knows he's having second thoughts. Former quarterback Morgan feels utterly alone, as she wrestles with the difficult choice to live as her true self. Both of them are struggling to be the person they know they are. Who better to help than your best friend?

Told on one day every year, over six years, this is a story about how change pulls people apart... and how love brings them back together.

Die Geschichte enthält mehrere Highschool-Dramen und einige Handlungen und Reaktionen sind ziemlich daneben, andere zuckersüß und am Ende löst sich alles in Wohlgefallen und Happy-End auf. Darf auch mal sein und liest sich schön. Evenfalls von Tobly Smith: Act Cool.

CW: misgendern, deadnaming, sich nicht outen wird als Lüge bezeichnet (so sehen die trans* Hautpfigur und die Freundin, in die er verliebt ist, das - schön und unerwartet ist, dass seine zwei besten Kumpels aus der Schule dem nicht zustimmen); physiche Gewalttat mit Krankenhausaufenthalt.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Debut author Tobly McSmith delivers a coming-of-age teen love story about a transgender boy who’s going stealth at his new Texas high school and a cisgender girl who is drawn to him, even as she’s counting down the days until graduation.

Pony plans to fly under the radar this year. Tired of getting too much attention at his old school after coming out as transgender, he’s hoping for a fresh start as a Hillcrest High senior. But it’s hard to live your best life with the threat of exposure lurking around every corner.

Georgia is beginning to think there’s more to life than cheerleading. She just wants to keep a low profile until graduation . . . which is why she promised herself that dating is a nonstarter for the foreseeable future.

Then, on the very first day of classes, the new guy and the cheerleader lock eyes…

In this moving, honest debut from Tobly McSmith, one transformative relationship opens the eyes of a whole town—and opens the door for Pony and Georgia to celebrate their truths, even when it feels hard.

Captivating story about finding your identity and love. Felix spends most of his time with his best friend Ezra. In his school most people did not know him before his transition, but some people have heard about it. One day old pictures of him including his deadname appear in the school gallery. In his attempt to find out who is responsible for this, Felix questions friendships and develops (new) liaisons. His coming out as trans* is long in the past but the label is still not feeling quite right, so Felix joins an LGBT support group; writes E-Mails about himself to his absent mother, which he never sends; researches online (and finds the label demiboy); draws and searches for himself in his self-portraits. “Felix Ever After” is an Own Voices book. Content warning: Transphobia (Übersetzung von Jamie - es folgt die Rezension auf Deutsch und dann die englische Verlagsbeschreibung)

Fesselnde Geschichte über Identitätsfindung und Liebe. Felix verbringt viel Zeit mit seinem besten Freund Ezra. An seiner Schule kannte ihn niemand vor der Transition, doch manche wissen davon. Und eines Tages hängen alte Fotos von ihm mitsamt Deadname in der Schulgallerie. In dem Versuch, herauszufinden, wer es war, werden Freund*inschaften in Frage gestellt, und (neue) Liebschaften entwickeln sich. Sein Coming-Out als trans* hat Felix längst hinter sich; doch so ganz passt es immer noch nicht und Felix geht zu einer LGBT-Gruppe, schreibt Mails über sich an seine abwesende Mutter, die er nicht abschickt, recherchiert online (und findet den Begriff demiboy), malt und sucht sich in seinen Selbstportraits. "Felix ever After" ist ein Own-Voices-Buch. Inhaltswarnung Transphobia (Rezi von Anton)

Zur deutschen Ausgabe geht es hier. Weitere Bücher von Kacen Callendar gibt es hier.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

From award–winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.
Felix Love has never been in love – and, yes, he’s painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what it’s like and why it seems so easy for everyone but him to find someone. What’s worse is that, even though he is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that he’s one marginalisation too many – Black, queer and transgender – to ever get his own happily-ever-after.
When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messages – after publicly posting Felix’s deadname alongside images of him before he transitioned – Felix comes up with a plan for revenge. What he didn’t count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasi–love triangle . . .
But as he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine his most important relationship: how he feels about himself.
Felix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognising the love you deserve.

Very wonderful, empowering novel including a love story of the non-binary teenager Ben De Backer who uses they/them pronouns. After Ben comes out to their parents, they are thrown out of the house and Ben seeks out contact with their sister. Ben’s sister has long left their parent’s home. At a new school Ben is not yet out as non-binary but makes friends and meets Nathan. Between the two of them they develop a loving and supportive relationship, which gives Ben the strengths to stand up to their non-binary-phobic parents. The novel shows ways out of crisis, worries and fears and portrays Ben and Nathan as young people, who hold on to the beliefs of a happy life. “I wish you all the best” is an Own Voices book. Content Warning: Transphobia (Übersetzung von Jamie - es folgt die Rezension auf Deutsch und dann die englische Verlagsbeschreibung)

Sehr schöner, empowerender Roman inklusive Liebesgeschichte eines nichtbinären Jugendlichen mit Pronomen they. Als they sich seinen Eltern gegenüber outet, wird they rausgeschmissen und nimmt Kontakt mit their Schwester auf, die das Elternhaus schon vor Längerem verlassen hat. Zunächst ungeoutet schließt Ben an einer neuen Schule Freund*innenschaften und trifft Nathan. Zwischen den beiden entwickelt sich eine unterstützende und liebevolle Beziehung, die Ben auch darin stärkt, sich gegenüber den nichtbinär-feindlichen Eltern zu behaupten. Der Roman zeichnet Wege aus Krise, Sorgen und Ängsten und zeigt Ben und Nathan als junge Menschen, die an den Vorstellungen eines glücklichen Lebens festhalten. “I wish you all the best” ist ein Own-Voices-Buch. Inhaltswarnung: Transfeindlichkeit (Rezi von Anton und Nello.)

Weitere Bücher von Mason Deaver findet Ihr hier.

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Geschichte über zwei beste Freunde namens Karl und Abu. Dass einer von ihnen trans* ist, ahnen wir erst, als es bei der Einreise nach Nigeria fast zu Problemen kommt. Dort wollte Karl seinen Vater kennenlernen, doch der ist verschwunden. Karl lernt über die Umweltverschmutzung in Nigeria durch die Ölindustrie, während Abu über Sklaverei in England lernt und die Unruhen 2011 in Tottenham miterlebt. Beide verlieben sich. Während Karl auch Transfeindlichkeit erlebt, wird er von anderen bedinungslos unterstützt. Sehr empfehlenswert.

Verlangsbeschreibung:

Best mates Karl and Abu are both 17 and live near Kings Cross. It’s 2011 and racial tensions are set to explode across London. Abu is infatuated with gorgeous classmate Nalini but dares not speak to her. Meanwhile, Karl is the target of the local ‘wannabe’ thugs just for being different.

When Karl finds out his father lives in Nigeria, he decides that Port Harcourt is the best place to escape the sound and fury of London, and connect with a Dad he’s never known.

Rejected on arrival, Karl befriends Nakale, an activist who wants to expose the ecocide in the Niger Delta to the world. Increasingly distant from happenings in London, Karl falls headlong for Nakale’s feisty cousin, Janoma.

Meanwhile, the murder of Mark Duggan triggers a full-scale riot in London. Abu finds himself caught up in its midst, leading to a tragedy that forces Karl to race back home.

When We Speak of Nothing launches a powerful new talent. The stream of consciousness prose, peppered with contemporary slang, captures what it means to be young, black and queer in London. If grime music were a novel, it would be this.

Spannender Roman über Mut und Geschlechtsidentität: Zhilan bekommt bei Geburt das Geschlecht weiblich zugewiesen. Doch heimlich unterweist Zhilans Vater sie*ihn in Kampftechniken. Bis der vom vorherigen Feldzug angeschlagende Vater zum Krieg einberufen wird. Nur ein Sohn könnte seinen Platz einnehmen. Zhilan zieht als Zhi in den Kampf und lernt, dass er nicht der einzige ist. Als sein Geheimnis auffliegt, bekräftigt er, dass sie*er keine Frau ist und auch kein Mann: "I was never fully female in my soul I know that now. Know why I never felt ... right. Sometimes it's as though I'm entirely male. But ... at other times, apsects of my femininity seem entirely natural. I don't know what I am. I don't know if there's anyone else like me."

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An epic adventure about courage and gender identity set in a fairy-tale China: Zhilan was assigned female at birth. Despite a gift for illusions, they know they are destined to live out their life within the confines of the women’s quarter. But when civil war sets the empire aflame, Zhilan is determined save their disabled father from the battlefield. By taking his place. Surviving brutal army training as a boy – Zhi – is only the first challenge. In the glittering court of the Land of Dragons, love and betrayal are two sides of the same smile, and soon the fate of a nation rests on Zhi’s shoulders. But to win, they must decide where their heart truly belongs…

Folgeband von All Our Hidden Gifts. Roe ändert seinen Vornamen nun offiziell und denkt über Pronomen nach. Lily ist seit dem Ende von Band 1 - dank eines durch Fiona, Roe und Maeves durchgeführten magischen Rituals - wieder da, wenn auch zunächst nicht glücklich darüber, denn während sie für die anderen fort war, war sie der durch die Stadt fließende Fluss. Eine bekannte trans* Sängerin engagiert Roes Band als Vorband während die fanatischen Christen aus Band 1 zurück sind und Jugendliche mit sexistischen und queerfeindlichen Ansichten indoktrinieren. Maeve und ihre Freund*innen finden heraus, was dahintersteckt. Weitere Bände aus dieser Reihe (auf Deutsch und Englisch) gibt es hier.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Spellbinding supernatural teen drama – and sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts.

Maeve and her friends have uncovered their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks flying, Maeve can read minds and Fiona can heal any injury. And even better than their newfound talents? Roe and Maeve are officially an item. But with strange things happening at school, and old enemies appearing in new places, it soon becomes clear their powers are attracting all the wrong attention. It’s not long before Maeve’s gift start to wane, drained by someone – or something – that’s hiding even from her second sight... With witty, authentic and engaging prose, and flawed but fiercely likeable characters, this is a superb second instalment in the Hidden Gifts series.

Jugendroman mit bisexuellen, asexuellen, pansexuellen, schwulen, lesbischen und agender Charakteren über Identitätsfindung, Leistungsdruck und Freund*innenschaft. TW: Mentale Gesundheit. Weitere Bücher von Alice Oseman hier. Verlagsbeschreibung:

The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, author of Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret - not even the person she is on the inside.

But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.

Caught between who she was and who she longs to be, Frances' dreams come crashing down. Suffocating with guilt, she knows that she has to confront her past... She has to confess why Carys disappeared...

Meanwhile at uni, Aled is alone, fighting even darker secrets. It's only by facing up to your fears that you can overcome them. And it's only by being your true self that you can find happiness.

Frances is going to need every bit of courage she has. A YA coming of age read that tackles issues of identity, the pressure to succeed, diversity and freedom to choose, Radio Silence is a tour de force by the most exciting writer of her generation.

Nach Band 1 All Our Hidden Gifts und Band 2 The Gifts That Bind Us entscheidet sich Roe endgültig für das Pronomen they (in der deutschen Ausgabe übersetzt mit sier). Die Freund*innen um Maeve haben viel geübt und ihre magischen Fähigkeiten verbessert. Allmählich wird klar, wieviel mehr hinter der Queerfeindlichkeit der christlichen Sekte steckt und wohin so viele Kinder verschwinden. Es kommt zu internen Unstimmigkeiten und unerwarteten Allianzen. Weitere Bände aus dieser Reihe (auf Deutsch und Englisch) gibt es hier.

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A spellbinding supernatural teen drama and final book in the Gifts series.

With the return of the Housekeeper on the cards, Maeve must find out everything she can about the vengeful tarot spirit in order to finally defeat her. Crossing over into a parallel dimension inside the old school building, she explores the history of the Housekeeper – and spends too long in a world and a mind not her own. With the Children of Brigid closing in once more, and Maeve's friend group now fractured across Ireland, can they hope to ultimately save the town – and Maeve – from the grip of a power greater than they ever imagined?