So I do a thing on Twitter where I recommend a book, complete with an aesthetic, every Friday. Or I try to. But anyways! I wanted to bring it to my blog, particularly for Pride Month, so I could recommend more books! Don't forget to check out my masterlist of 2019 LGBTQ+ ya releases for more recs.
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I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Release Date: May 14, 2019
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I Wish You All the Best has an ownvoices nonbinary protagonist, who uses they/them pronouns. This is such a big step for YA and will mean so much to nonbinary teens everywhere. I'm excited to read this one!
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When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents' rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low profile in a new school.But Ben's attempts to survive the last half of senior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan Allan, a funny and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. As Ben and Nathan's friendship grows, their feelings for each other begin to change, and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it might just be a chance to start a happier new life.
At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best is both a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity.
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About the Author: Mason Deaver is a non-binary author and librarian in a small town in North Carolina where the word ‘y’all’ is used in abundance.
When they aren’t writing or working, they’re typically found in their kitchen baking something that’s bad for them, or out in their garden complaining about the toad that likes to dig holes around their hydrangeas.
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