#Brian Zepka

[jackchampioncumpit]

Here’s my fan casting for the upcoming Disney+ adaptation of the novel “The Temperature of Me and You”:

Pearce Joza as Dylan Highmark 🍦

Matt Cornett as Jordan Ator 🔥

Chandler Kinney as Kirsten Lush 🎤

Meg Donnelly as Perry Lyle 📣

Olivia Rose Keegan as Savanna Blatt ✨

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[reasonsforhope]

According to the World Resources Institute, the number of electric school buses operating or delivered in the United States more than doubled—from 598 in 2022 to 1,285 through June 2023—all driven to serve school children while providing cleaner air in 40 states.

Looking into the near future, the number of electric school buses that were already funded or on-order nearly tripled, and were spread across districts located in 49 states.

The emissions-free buses are found in 914 U.S. school districts and private fleet operators, according to the evidence-based nonprofit’s report published in September, 2023: State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US.

California leads all states, with over 2,000 committed electric buses across the sprawling territory. This is more than five times as many EV buses as the next leading state, Maryland, with 391 commitments.

New Jersey has the second largest increase with 107 new buses, while West Virginia has the third largest increase with 42 new commitments. The updated data shows electric school bus commitments are now more evenly distributed across all regions of the country.

The Top 5 School Districts by Number of Electric School Buses are:

Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)

Los Angeles Unified School District

New York City Public Schools

Twin Rivers Unified School District (California)

Troy Community Consolidated School District (Illinois)

“We estimate approximately 69,000 students across the country are currently served by electric school buses that are delivered or in operation,” said the report authors, Lydia Freehafer, Leah Lazer, and Brian Zepka.

Zero pollution from tailpipes while buses are idling or driving means the students, staff, and community will be exposed to significantly less harmful air particulates that contribute to asthma and lung disease. The environment also benefits from reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

The federal government’s Clean School Bus Program, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, is one of the biggest funders of these vehicles, having awarded 2,339 electric school buses—with more on the way.

-via Good News Network, December 30, 2023

[bensbooks]

Books 117-126 of 2024

Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Made of Stars by Kelley York

The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver

Feral Youth by Shaun David Hutchinson, E.C. Myers, Robin Talley, Tim Floreen, Stephanie Kuehn, Marieke Nijkamp, Justina Ireland, Brandy Colbert, Suzanne Young, and Alaya Dawn Johnson

I Fell in Love with Hope by Lancali

I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. by John Donovan

Split by Swati Avasthi

Being Henry David by Cal Armistead

[cjaralore]

#FantasyIndiesJune 7: Comp Titles & #QueerPrompts June 7: What book(s) would be part of your story's community? 📚

👨🏼‍💻 The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune 👑 So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens 🤠 The Spells We Cast by Jason June 🧛🏻‍♂️ Carry On by Rainbow Rowell 🧙 Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens 🦸‍♂️ Hero by Perry Moore 💗 The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen 🔥 Infinity Son by Adam Silvera 🌡️ The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka

[alwaysunabasheddelusion]

Gay Male Authors of Gay YA Novels

@owls-garden

I have not read all of these authors so I can’t vouch for quality, but here is a list of gay male authors* who have written at least one YA book with a gay male protagonist. I’m linking to their Amazon Author pages. I am sure there are more out there, but I haven’t been keeping up very well with the YA space. I have not read Heartstoppers, but I understand it is supposed to be a heartwarming coming-of-age love story? That is probably the dominant theme in the books these men write (although there are also coming-of-age with unrequited romance or no romance, dystopian thrillers, fantasy, and other genres in the mix.) 

*to the best of my knowledge this is accurate

Adam Sass

Adam Silvera

Adib Khorram

Andrew Eliopulos (who does not have an author page even though Amazon has his book) 

Arvin Ahmadi

Bill Konigsberg

Brent Hartinger

Brian D. Kennedy

Brian Zepka

Chris Tebbetts

David Levithan

David Valdes Greenwood

Erik J Brown

Grant Muller

James Brandon

Jason June

John Corey Whaley

Jordon Greene

Julian Winters

Kosoko Jackson

Lev AC Rosen

Marcus Herzig

Naz Kutub

Patrick Ness

Phil Stamper

R. Eric Thomas

Robbie Couch

Robby Weber

Ryan La Sala

Shaun David Hutchinson

Simon James Green

Steven Salvatore

TJ Klune

Vitor Martins

[rambleyrabbit]

A ranking of all the new books I read this year with exactly zero context:

39.Every Word You Never Said (Jordon Greene)

38.And They Lived… (Steven Salvatore)

37.Wolfsong (TJ Klune)

36.Half Truths (Bronte Meredith with Nadia Mack)

35.Lore & Lust (Karla Nikole)

34.The Queen of Nothing (Holly Black)

33.The Temperature of Me and You (Brian Zepka)

32.So This Is Ever After (F.T. Lukens)

31.The First to Die at the End (Adam Silvera)

30.The Charm Offensive (Alison Cochrun)

29.The Duke and I (Julia Quinn)

28.Meet Cute Diary (Emery Lee)

27.Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun (Jonny Garza Villa)

26.Of Fire and Stars (Audrey Coulthurst)

25.The Dark Prophecy (Rick Riordan)

24.Pilu of the Woods (Mai K, Nguyen)

23.A Little Bit Country (Brian D. Kennedy)

22.Fence: Disarmed (Sarah Rees Brennan)

21.Chef’s Kiss (Jarret Melendez)

20.City of Ghosts (Victoria Schwab)

19.Husband Material (Alexis Hall)

18.Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit (Jaye Robbin Brown)

17.The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)

16.Winter’s Orbit (Everina Maxwell)

15.A Marvellous Light (Freya Marske)

14.The uncensored picture of dorian gray (Oscar Wilde)

13.Before We Disappear (Shaun David Hutchinson)

12.Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)

11.Fence, Vol 5: Rise (C.S. Pacat & Johanna the Mad)

10.In a Garden Burning Gold (Rory Power)

9.Bonds of Brass (Emily Skrutskie)

8.In Deeper Waters (F.T. Lukens)

7.An Enchantment of Ravens (Margaret Rogerson)

6.The Thirty Names of Night (Zeyn Joukhadar)

5.Young Mungo (Douglas Stuart)

4.Once Upon a Broken Heart (Stephanie Garber)

3.A Conjuring of Light (V.E. Schwab)

2.Dark Rise (C.S. Pacat)

1.Peter Darling (Austin Chant)

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Title:  The Temperature of Me and You 

Author: Brian Zepka

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2022

Genres: fiction, LGBT+, romance, contemporary, fantasy, science fiction

Blurb: 16-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dairy Queen...until he finds himself in love with a boy who’s literally too hot to handle. Dylan has always wanted a boyfriend, but the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia do not have a lot in the way of options. Then in walks Jordan, a completely normal (and undeniably cute) boy who also happens to run at a cool 110 degrees Fahrenheit. When the boys start spending time together, Dylan begins feeling all kinds of ways...and when he spikes a fever for two weeks and is suddenly coughing flames, he thinks he might be suffering from something more than just a crush. Jordan forces Dylan to keep his symptoms a secret, but as the pressure mounts and Dylan becomes distant with his closest friends and family, he pushes Jordan for answers. Jordan’s revelations of why he’s like this, where he came from, and who’s after him leave Dylan realising how much first love is truly out of this world...and if Earth supports life that breathes oxygen, then love can only keep Jordan and Dylan together for so long.

[cultofsappho]

Convincing you to read queer romance books by their aesthetic (1/∞):

The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka

Sixteen-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dairy Queen, until he finds himself in love with a boy who's literally too hot to handle.

[louisapennyfeather2021]

Ayo, The Temperature of You and Me took the phrase "Flaming Homosexuals" to another level.

I'm sorry Brian, I swear I'm not usually like this😁I'm lying

[lgbtqreads]

Collector's Items, Vol. 2: YA Fiction

Collector’s Items, Vol. 2: YA Fiction

This blog series is for helping you track down cool editions of your favorite books, be they special or international editions or what have you! (Available while supplies last, of course; we are not responsible for a fave selling out!) All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown (Signed UK Edition) Signed copies of C.B. Lee’s entire backlist Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee (Signed US…

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!!!ARC REVIEW!!!

TITLE: THE TEMPERATURE OF ME AND YOU

AUTHOR: BRIAN ZEPKA

PUBLISHER: DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE, HYPERION

PUBLICATION DATE: JANUARY 25TH, 2022

RATING: 4 / 5 STARS

I cannot adequately express in words how absolutely adorable this book is. Please don’t confuse adorable with precious. This book is a cute, sweet, YA sci-fi romance. It’s definitely not all hearts-in-eyes and rainbows everywhere, but overall the book is a sweet oeuvre to old friendships, new friendships, and first loves in an unconventional science fiction package.

The only thing keeping this book from reaching five stars is how far I think the author stretched my ability to suspend disbelief when it came to the main character’s relationship with his parents. It was an uneven family dynamic that never quite solidified enough in my mind to make sense for the story arc at large. Other than that, this book is a great read in this genre and I highly recommend it.

[kinziethings]

REVIEW: The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka

REVIEW: #TheTemperatureofMeandYou by @brianzepka || A lovely, fun, mysterious story! A dash of superhero, a pinch of snark! I loved it #QueerYA #LGBTQIAFic #YoungAdult #Books

Sixteen-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dairy Queen, until he finds himself in love with a boy who’s literally too hot to handle. Dylan has always wanted a boyfriend, but the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia do not have a lot in the way of options. Then, in walks Jordan, a completely normal (and undeniably cute) boy who also happens to run…

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Romance gay "The Temperature Of Me and You"chegará ao Brasil pela Buzz Editora

Romance gay “The Temperature Of Me and You”chegará ao Brasil pela Buzz Editora

“The Temperature Of Me and You”, um dos livros mais vendidos deste ano nos Estados Unidos chegará logo mais ao Brasil pela Buzz Editora. O romance de estreia de Brian Zepka, foi lançado no último dia 25 de janeiro. A história sobre o primeiro amor, uma jornada de confiança e identidade terá uma série produzida pela Disney+ em breve. Em tradução livre, “A temperatura entre mim e você“ conta a…

[spohkh]

im… ok temperature of me and you is set during winter in pennsylvania and protag just said theyre experiencing a polar vortex and “as a result its been negative 100 degrees — negative 150 counting windchill” AND IM LIKE. THAT DOESNT SOUND EVEN REMOTELY CORRECT. IN PENNSYLVANIA???? like i lived the 2019 vortex and the snowpocalypases of 2010 and 2014 and the coldest it got was like -30 something. -100??????? you would fucking DIE. WHAT