Select
Julia Jaynes of Austin, Texas, is one of the select, a secret group of humans with abilities bordering on the supernatural, but, unlike her younger sister, she has never been entirely comfortable as part of the "perfect" family--and when she falls for a normal human guy and draws attention to her more-than-normal family she finds herself banished to that most ordinary of institutions: public high school.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: secrecy [X], identity (psychology), dating (social customs), sisters, families [X], high schools, secrets [X], identity, family life, schools, austin (tex.), romance fiction [X]
The Impossibility Of Us
Told in two voices Mati, a devout Muslim from Afghanistan, and Elise, a seventeen-year-old whose brother was killed there, try to keep their budding romance secret from their families.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: dating (social customs), family life, secrecy [X], muslims, afghans, california, romance fiction [X], families [X], secrets [X]
Pritty
"On the verge of the summer before his senior year, Jay is a soft soul in a world of concrete.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: african american gay men, families [X], secrecy [X], violence, gangs, lgbtq+ people, family life, secrets [X], gay men, african american men, lgbtq people, queer fiction, romance fiction [X]
Most Ardently
Oliver Bennet, trapped by societal expectations to live as female, discovers the possibility of love and freedom when he forms a connection with Darcy, but is faced with the choice of living a secure but inauthentic life or risking everything for true self-expression and love.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: transgender people, secrecy [X], families [X], interpersonal relations, secrets [X], family life, love, great britain, romance fiction [X], historical fiction, transgender fiction, adaptations
This Is How You Fall In Love
Best friends Zara and Adnan navigate the twists and turns of fake dating, family dynamics, and cultural stereotypes.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: families [X], secrets [X], love, dating (social customs), interpersonal relations, friendship, secrecy [X], family life, bangladeshi americans, romance fiction [X]
Teach The Torches To Burn
In Verona, Italy, gay teens Romeo and Valentine discover first love amid a bloody, centuries-old feud, putting themselves in danger of losing each other forever.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: gay men, love, secrecy [X], families [X], vendetta, secrets [X], verona (italy), romance fiction [X]