#gino colbert

[finalatomicbuster]

The Matinee Idol (1995) dir. Gino Colbert

[justfilms]

Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge - David DeCoteau 1991

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12 Diverse Titles for Middle School Readers 

[via School Library Journal]

As many middle school librarians know, recommending titles to 11- to 14-year-old students can be a delicate balancing act. These readers need works that can help them navigate tough topics and coming-of-age experiences, and to feel validated with books that reflect their family, culture, and home life. This roundup offers titles that address real-life topics at an accessible level for tweens and young teens.

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender

Turning Point by Paula Chase

The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert

Rick by Alex Gino

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha

The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung

Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

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Voting and YA Lit

The November election is getting closer and closer. If you're eligible to vote and need more information, Vote.org is an excellent place to start. The League of Women Voters also has a First Time Voter Checklist that may be helpful. This year there may be additional challenges to voting, but if you are able, please let your voice be heard through your vote.

In the final two months before the election, you may enjoy some related reading. First, a few YA novels featuring elections or voting:

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed Balzer + Bray [Group Discussion]

YES Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone), Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya.

NO Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is canceled, and now her parents are separating. Why her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing—with some awkward dude she hardly knows—is beyond her.

MAYBE SO Going door to door isn’t exactly glamorous, but maybe it’s not the worst thing in the world. After all, the polls are getting closer—and so are Maya and Jamie. Mastering local activism is one thing. Navigating the cross-cultural romance of the century is another thing entirely.

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert Disney-Hyperion [Crystal's Review]

Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She’s always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election?

Duke Crenshaw is so done with this election. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band’s first paying gig tonight.

Only problem? Duke can’t vote.

When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. She hasn’t spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right. And that’s how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. They may have started out as strangers, but as Duke and Marva team up to beat a rigged system (and find Marva’s missing cat), it’s clear that there’s more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy.

Romantic and triumphant, The Voting Booth is proof that you can’t sit around waiting for the world to change, but some things are just meant to be.

Running by Natalia Sylvester Clarion Books

When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz’s father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero—while the whole country is watching.

In this thoughtful, authentic, humorous, and gorgeously written novel about privacy, waking up, and speaking up, Senator Anthony Ruiz is running for president. Throughout his successful political career he has always had his daughter’s vote, but a presidential campaign brings a whole new level of scrutiny to sheltered fifteen-year-old Mariana and the rest of her Cuban American family, from a 60 Minutes–style tour of their house to tabloids doctoring photos and inventing scandals. As tensions rise within the Ruiz family, Mari begins to learn about the details of her father’s political positions, and she realizes that her father is not the man she thought he was.

But how do you find your voice when everyone’s watching? When it means disagreeing with your father—publicly? What do you do when your dad stops being your hero? Will Mari get a chance to confront her father? If she does, will she have the courage to seize it?

There are also a few YA nonfiction books that deal with activism and voting rights:

How I Resist edited by Maureen Johnson Wednesday Books

Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help?

How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show readers that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, including John Paul Brammer, Libba Bray, Lauren Duca, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton star Javier Muñoz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker, Ali Stroker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina Taub, Daniel Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.

How I Resist is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and a staple on bookshelves for generations.

The March Trilogy by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell Top Shelf Productions

A graphic novel memoir in three parts. It tells of the Civil Rights movement through the eyes of John Lewis. Readers see Lewis and other activists launching campaigns such as the Freedom Vote and Mississippi Freedom Summer. The books lead all the way through to the Selma March.

And finally, picture books aren't just for children. Here are two picture books young adults would likely appreciate:

The Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Ekua Holmes Candlewick Press

A stirring collection of poems and spirituals, accompanied by stunning collage illustrations, recollects the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, a champion of equal voting rights.

"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."

Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977. Integral to the Freedom Summer of 1964, Ms. Hamer gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that, despite President Johnson’s interference, aired on national TV news and spurred the nation to support the Freedom Democrats. Featuring luminous mixed-media art both vibrant and full of intricate detail, Singing for Freedom celebrates Fannie Lou Hamer’s life and legacy with an inspiring message of hope, determination, and strength.

Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box by Michael S. Bandy & Eric Stein, illustrated by James Ransome Candlewick Press

Based on the true story of one family’s struggle for voting rights in the Civil Rights–era South, this moving tale shines an emotional spotlight on a dark facet of U.S. history.

Life on the farm with Granddaddy is full of hard work, but despite all the chores, Granddaddy always makes time for play, especially fishing trips. Even when there isn’t a bite to catch, he reminds young Michael that it takes patience to get what’s coming to you. One morning, when Granddaddy heads into town in his fancy suit, Michael knows that something very special must be happening—and sure enough, everyone is lined up at the town hall! For the very first time, Granddaddy is allowed to vote, and he couldn’t be more proud. But can Michael be patient when it seems that justice just can’t come soon enough? This powerful and touching true-life story shares one boy’s perspective of growing up in the segregated South, while beautiful illustrations depict the rural setting in tender detail.

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People, November 30

Cover: Sexiest Man Alive Michael B. Jordan 

Page 7: Chatter -- Dolly Parton on parenthood, Jason Momoa on wearing pink, Kurt Russell on making a negative first impression with longtime love Goldie Hawn, Taylor Swift on dating Joe Alwyn, Keke Palmer on preferring leggings, Viola Davis on processing the state of the world 

Page 8: 5 Things We’re Talking About This Week -- stars prep a seasonal singalong, a Baby Yoda cocktail wins over famous fans, The Bachelor mansion hits Airbnb, Arnold Schwarzenegger heads to Netflix, Blue Ivy narrates an audiobook 

Page 11: Contents 

Page 12: Contents, Editor’s Letter 

Page 14: StarTracks -- Famous Families -- John Legend and Chrissy Teigen attended the drive-in premiere of Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey in L.A. with their kids Miles and Luna 

Page 15: LeBron James with mom Gloria, Gabrielle Union backyard with daughter Kaavia, Chris Hemsworth and his mother Leonie, Rupert Grint and daughter Wednesday G. Grint

Page 16: Kit Harington filmed a scene for the second season of Modern Love in Dublin, Tiger Woods awarded a green jacket to 2020 Masters champion Dustin Johnson, Patricia Clarkson showed off a shimmering gown at Housing Works’ annual Fashion for Action Benefit 

Page 17: Nashville’s Biggest Night -- Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher attended the 54th annual Country Music Association Awards, Charley Pride performed with Jimmie Allen before accepting his CMA Lifetime Achievement Award, Miranda Lambert with husband Brendan McLoughlin, Maren Morris won three awards and shone a light on Black female country artists 

Page 19: Timothee Chalamet packed on some layers for a bike ride along Manhattan’s Hudson River Park, Molly Bernard and Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff during a break from filming for Younger in New York City’s Upper West Side, Mandy Moore cradled her pregnant belly at the E! People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Tyler Perry at the E! People’s Choice Awards 

Page 23: Scoop -- Healing on Grey’s Anatomy -- inside Patrick Dempsey’s surprise return 

Page 24: Lena Dunham reveals her struggle with infertility and IVF 

Page 26: Heart Monitor -- Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis surprise split, Ryan Cabrera and Alexa Bliss engaged, Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley happy anniversary, Kristin Cavallari and Jeff Dye dating 

Page 29: Britney Spears’ battle with her dad continues, Britney and Sam Asghari’s island getaway 

Page 30: Ciara and Russell Wilson’s new family moves, Buddy Valastro making progress after his accident 

Page 32: Rebel Wilson -- my year of health and love, Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond becomes a proud foster mom 

Page 34: Passages, Why I Care -- after losing her mother to pancreatic cancer in 2012 Mindy Kaling is raising awareness about the disease 

Page 37: Stories to Make You Smile -- there’s no debate about who won the popular vote in Rabbit Hash in Kentucky: a 6-month-old dog named Wilbur, a tiny preemie grows into a healthy 4-year-old with Superman by his side 

Page 41: People Picks -- The Flight Attendant 

Page 42: Hillbilly Elegy, Happiest Season, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Q&A Lindsey Vonn 

Page 43: Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, People Presents: Once upon a Main Street, Small Axe, One to Watch -- The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two’s Darby Camp 

Page 45: Books 

Page 47: Jewel -- what I know now -- she went from homelessness to pop stardom 25 years ago and now the singer gets candid about healing from her abusive childhood and finding true happiness 

Page 53: At home with The Undertaker -- the (family) man behind the WWE legend -- after 30 years in the ring Mark Calaway reflects on his career and catching up on lost time as a dad 

Page 56: At 51 Julie Loving becomes her daughter’s surrogate -- a mother’s amazing gift -- after years of struggling with infertility Breanna Lockwood thought she’d never have a child and then her mom stepped up and gave birth to a healthy baby girl 

Page 60: John Belushi -- the private world of a comedy legend -- nearly four decades after the groundbreaking actor’s tragic death at age 33 those closest to him open up about the legacy he left behind 

Page 64: Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds -- kids asked and they answered -- the stars of The Croods: A New Age take questions from their youngest fans 

Page 66: A High School Coach’s Betrayal -- shattered justice -- Emilie Morris told police her former track coach had sexually abused her but charges were dropped when she died; now her family hopes a new TV special will bring fresh attention to the case 

Page 72: Michael B. Jordan is the Sexiest Man Alive -- he’s driven and compassionate and playful and doing more than his fair share to help change the world 

Page 83: Men of the Year -- Chris Evans 

Page 84: Harry Styles 

Page 85: Trevor Noah, Kevin Costner, Maluma, Lakeith Stanfield 

Page 86: Paul Rudd, Steve Kornacki, William Zabka, Ryan Seacrest, Darren Barnet 

Page 87: Brad Pitt, The Weeknd, Paul Mescal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II 

Page 88: Manny Jacinto, Dr. Elvis Francois, Stephen Colbert, Robert Pattinson 

Page 89: John David Washington 

Page 90: Dwayne Johnson, Lucas Bravo, Dr. Anthony Fauci 

Page 91: Pedro Pascal 

Page 92: Chris Rock, Matt Bomer, Penn Badgley, Andrew Cuomo, Justin Bieber, Jonathan Majors 

Page 98: The People Have Spoken -- readers exercised their right to vote by picking their favorites in an online poll 

* Sexiest Star Who Kept Us Smiling -- John Krasinski 

* Sexiest Small-Screen Star -- Jensen Ackles 

* Sexiest Royal -- Prince Harry 

Page 99: Sexiest International Man -- Jeon Jungkook 

* Sexiest New Dad -- Joe Jonas 

* Sexiest Happily Settled Guy -- Ryan Reynolds 

Page 100: Sexiest Sports Star -- Patrick Mahomes 

* Sexiest Social Media Star -- Shawn Mendes 

* Sexiest Brothers -- Liam Hemsworth and Chris Hemsworth

* Sexiest Netflix Heartthrob -- Noah Centineo 

Page 106: Dan Levy -- sexiest man in quarantine -- baking and jigsaw puzzles and so many Zooms: whatever quarantine had to offer the Schitt’s Creek co-creator and star tried it all 

Page 115: Hottest Couples -- these twosomes make being in love look good -- Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Matthew and Camila McConaughey, Kevin and Eniko Hart, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt and Chris Pratt, Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez 

Page 117: The Eyes Have It -- in the era of face masks these men are still able to flaunt their finest feature -- Idris Elba, Bradley Cooper, Jesse Williams, Mark Consuelos, Boris Kodjoe, Henry Golding, Zac Efron, Ian Somerhalder 

Page 120: A Sexy Man’s Best (Instafamous) Friend -- Nick Jonas with Gino Chopra Jonas 

Page 123: Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka with Gidget and Spike 

Page 124: Harry Connick Jr. with Tuka 

Page 127: Cats Are Instafamous Too -- these felines and their sexy celeb owners prove they’re just as worthy of social media stardom -- Ed Sheeran with Calippo, Bobby Flay with Nacho, Keegan Allen with Tyn, Ricky Gervais with Pickle 

Page 129: Sexy at Every Age 

Page 130: Silver Foxes -- they’ve still got it -- these former cover stars are as smoldering as ever proving sexiness gets better with age -- Richard Gere, Harrison Ford 

Page 131: Pierce Brosnan, Harry Hamlin, Mark Harmon 

Page 132: All Glowed Up -- this group of guys outgrew their sweet baby faces to become dashingly handsome men -- Adam Rippon, Charlie Puth, Josh Peck, Mario Lopez, Michele Morrone, Skylar Astin 

Page 133: Orlando Bloom, Ramy Youssef, Brooklyn Beckham, Hunter Hayes, Wilson Cruz, Chase Stokes, Jordan Fisher 

Page 134: A Change of Scenery -- we’re all sick of staying home so luckily these sizzling guys have found plenty of ways to get things done outdoors -- Paul Wesley goes camping in his yard 

Page 136: Cole Hauser takes a bath 

Page 137: Common gets a shave and a haircut 

Page 138: Edgar Ramirez enjoys coffee and a book 

Page 140: Derek Hough does his laundry 

Page 143: Cutest Baby Alive -- CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s sweet son Wyatt 

Page 151: Second Look -- Melissa McCarthy in Superintelligence 

Page 152: One Last Thing -- Kate Mara -- the actress stars in the new limited series A Teacher

[the-golden-city]

I couldn’t sleep last night and because I’m insane I decided to write down every named character in Shoukoku no Altair that I could think of. After some revision I’ve come to a total of 220 individuals (although two particular names both belong to one person). You can find the complete alphabetical list below. How many do you recognise? If you can think of any I’ve missed, I’ll be impressed!

Also I didn’t include Burak Pasha because we only know his title, not his name.

Abbas

Abdül

Abel

Abiriga

Adán

Ahmet

Akbar

Alain

Alfred

Alois Reuss

Alonso

Alphonse

Al-Sakal

Amadeo Boccanegra

Anselm Tott

Anton Adam

Antonio Lucio

Apollodorus

Aquiles

Astolphe Camus

Augusto

Ayşe (Armut)

Azer (Hilâl)

Bahram

Balaban (Al-Kaplan)

Balş (Çöl)

Barbaros (Bayrakta)

Basil

Battista di Orsini

Bayram

Becker

Belén

Bernadette

Beyazit (Ulema)

Bilge

Blanca

Bonneau

Brigitta Grimaldi

Bruno

Bulut

Can

Carré

Carvajal

Casimir

Cassandra

Caterina

Caterina di Rossi

Cecilia Brega

Cem

Cemil (At-Nalı)

Christhard Bertz

Cırgal (Pota)

Coco

Colbert

Colette

Conrad

Constantinus

Corentin Pineau

Cornelia Nord

Coubertin

Cyrus

Daniel Bieger

Davud (Kundaracı)

Defter

Derecho

Dietrich Meissner

Dirk Wichter

Domas

Dominique Autun

Donatello d'Oria

Doruk (Tazı)

Edmond

Eldrhein

Eleonor

Elmer Schmidt

Elvan

Emilio

Emirhan (Direği)

Enis

Erbach

Eric Eisenstein

Erzsébet

Eugene Camus

Eustache

Fatma (Nilüfer)

Franz

Friedrich Meissner

Fuat (Falı)

Gerardo

Gertrud

Giacomo Loredan

Gianpaolo Cavallo

Gilbert Kirchel

Gilles Printemps

Gino Boccanegra

Giovanni di Orsini

Giulio

Glalat Bellrik

Göker

Goldbalt

Gottlieb Kreuzer

Grimm

Gunther

Gürsel

Gustav

Güvenç

Guy

Hakan

Halil (Şehir)

Haluk

Hasan

Haşim

Hassler

Herzog

Hüseyin

Hyacinthe

İbrahim (Şapka)

Idris

Ildebrando

İlkay (Deve)

İskender

İsmail (Silâh)

Izquierdo

Jacques Jourdain

Johan Frentzen

Julio

Jürgen

Kara-Sakal

Karl Meissner

Kasım

Kemal

Kevin

Khusraw

Klaus Altdorfer

Koran

Kuper

Kureyş

Kurt (Kurt)

Lancel

Lelederik

Lein

Leonardo

Lilli Kokoschka

Lorenzo Festa

Luca

Mahmut (Tuğril)

Marc

Marcantonio d'Este

Marco Quirini

Margit

Marianne

Marino

Mark Blumenthal

Marzio Bacci

Metin

Mina

Murat (Ikizler)

Mwanaidi

Nazar (Nargile)

Nicephorus

Nicolo

Nigrina

Niki

Noël

Nurcan (Şanslı)

Oliva

Orhan (Kılıç)

Oscar Bernet

Osthoff

Otto Bernet

Paolo

Peyman

Phoenix

Piet Meissner

Pio Manfredi

Preuß

Rakhmonov

Randini di Fini

Regulus

Roni Boccanegra

Roxelana

Ryan Lowe

Salomon

Samuel

Şara

Saruca (Tesisat-Kapı)

Schübel

Seda

Selim (Yüz-Maske)

Selman

Serap

Siegfried Kaufmann

Şihabeddin (Fırça)

Silvestro Brega

Simon Blanchard

Soranzo

Süleyman (Kara-Kanat)

Taner

Theo Androsch

Thibault

Toygar

Tristan Barét

Tuncer (Ozan)

Ümit (Makas)

Uno

Urbano

Usman (Yıldırım)

Uzun (Yağ)

Valentín

Vasco

Victorino

Vincent

Virgilio Louis

Volker Winkelmann

Wilhelm Meissner

Xenon

Yixin Wang

Zağanos (Zehir)

Zeki (Mimar)

Zsigmond

[readingrobin]

Need a Little Help Here Booklr

Hey everyone!

I’m currently working on a project for my Collection Development course and for that I have to build a hypothetical library collection. Naturally, I leapt at the chance of making a teen/YA Queer Lit collection. I’ve made a rough list of half the titles I plan to put on the full list, which should be about 50 titles.

Some of these titles I’ve read, some I haven’t, so if I have messed up in describing them let me know! Also, I’m trying to go for most inclusive collection I can make, so if you have any recommendations for other titles let me know! I’m currently on the lookout for more Queer YA Nonfiction Titles, Disabled Queer YA Lit, Pansexual Lit, and any books that would be helpful for allies to learn how to support Queer People.

Let me know what y’all think of the current selection!

1. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (Gay) (POC) (Own Voices)

2. Simon Vs. The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (Gay)

3. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (Lesbian)

4. All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages Anthology (Various Queer Representation) (POC)

5. The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (Genderfluid)

6. The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (Lesbian/Two-Spirit)

7. Bingo Love by Tee Franklin (Bisexual) (POC)

8. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (Bisexual/Gay/ Asexual) (POC) (Disabled)

9. Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe (Genderqueer/ non-binary/ asexual) (Own Voices)

10. History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (Gay) (Disabled) (Gay Own Voices)

11. They Both Die At the End by Adam Silvera (Gay) (Disabled) (POC) (Gay and POC Own Voices)

12. Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert (Bisexual/Pansexual) (POC) (Disabled) ( POC Own Voices)

13. Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (Biromantic Asexual) (POC) (Own Voices)

14. Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart (Transsexual)

15. George by Alex Gino (Transsexual)

16. When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie Mclemore (Queer/Transsexual) (POC) (Queer and POC Own Voices)

17. Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan (Gay/Queer/Transsexual) (Disabled) (Gay Own Voices)

18 Ash by Malinda Lo (Bisexual)

19. Tash Hearts Tolstoy by K.E. Ormsbee (Romantic Asexual)

20. In Other Lands by Sarah Brennan (Bisexual/Gay)

21. Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova (Bisexual) (POC) (POC Own Voices)

22. If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (Transsexual) (Own Voices)

23. Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee (Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual) (POC) (POC and Bisexual Own Voices)

24. Queen of Geeks by Jen Wilde (Bisexual/Lesbian) (POC) (Disabled) (Bisexual and Autism Own Voices)

25. The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (Agender)

[the-book-boy]

My List of LGBT books

* - books i’ve read and can vouch for their gay/trans-ness

Lesbian:

Sara benincasa - Great*

Paula boock - Dare, Truth, or Promise

Jaye Robin Brown - Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit*

Emily M Danforth - The Miseducation of Cameron Post*

Mayra Lazara Dole - Down to the Bone

Jenny Downham - Unbecoming*

J.L. Douglas - Lunaside

Deborah Ellis - Moon at Nine*

Sara farizan - If you could be Mine*

Sara farizan - Tell me Again How a Crush Should Feel*

M. E.  Girard - Girl Mans Up*

M.E. Kerr - Deliver us from Evie 

E.M. Kokie - Radical

Nina LaCour - We are Okay

Nina LaCour & David Levithan - You Know Me Well*

Julie Anne Peters - Keeping you a Secret

 Nina Revoyr - The Necessary Hunger

Gabby Rivera - Juliet Takes a Breath

 Robin Talley - Our Own Private Universe

 Mariko and Jillian Tamaki - Skim

Carla Trujillo - What Night Brings

Gay:

Becky Albertalli - Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda*

Becky Allbertalli & Adam SIlvera - What if It’s Us*

Christopher Barzak - Wonders of the Invisible World

Janet E. Cameron - Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World

Austin Chant - Peter Darling

Tim Federle - The Great American Whatever*

Simon James Green - Noah Can’t Even

Brent Hartinger - Geography Club

Shaun David Hutchinson - The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley*

Shaun David Hutchinson - We are the Ants*

Bill Konigsberg - Openly Straight*

Nina LaCour & David Levithan - You Know Me Well*

Christina Lauren - Autoboyography

J.R. Lenk - Collide

David Levithan - Two Boys Kissing*

David Levithan - Boy Meets Boy*

David Levithan, John Green - Will Grayson, Will Grayson*

Billy Merrell - Vanilla*

Perry Moore - Hero*

Patrick Ness - Release*

Benjamin Alire Saenz - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe*

Jeffery Self - Drag Teen*

Adam Silvera - They Both Die at the End*

Sarah Tregay - Fan Art

Will Walton - Anything can Happen

Paul Yee - Money Boy

Bi:

Becky Allbertalli - Leah on the Offbeat*

Brandy Colbert - Little and Lion*

S. J. Goslee - Whatever. Or how junior year became totally F$@KED*

C.B. Lee - Not Your Sidekick

Alice Oseman - Radio Silence*

Alex Sanchez - Boyfriends With Girlfriends

Kate Scelsa - Fans of the Impossible Life

Adam Silvera - More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera - They Both Die at the End*

Misa Sugira - It’s Not Like it’s a Secret

Jen Wilde - Queens of Geek

Lili Wilkinson - Pink

Trans:

Cris Beam - I am J*

Austin Chant - Peter Darling

Cat Clark - The Pants Project

Rachel Eliason - Run, Clarissa, Run

Kristin Elizabeth Clark - Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity*

Kirstin Cron-Mills - Beautiful Music for Ugly Children*

April Daniels - Dreadnought*

Donna Gephart - Lily and Dunkin*

Alex Gino - George

Rachel Gold - Being Emily

M.G. Hennessey - The Other Boy*

David Levithan - Two Boys Kissing*

Anna-Marie McLemore - When the Moon was Ours

I. Merey - A+E 4ever

Matthew J. Metzger - Spy Stuff

Everett Moon - The Unintentional Time Traveler

Julie Anne Peters - Luna*

Ami Polonsky - Gracefully Grayson*

Meredith Russo - If I was Your Girl

Elliot Wake - Bad Boy

Lisa Williamson - The Art of Being Normal*

Ellen Wittlinger - Parrotfish*

Jennie Wood - A Boy Like Me

Non-binary:

Kirstin Elizabeth Clark - Freak Boy*

Jeff Garvin - Symptoms of Being Human*

Pat Schmatz - Lizard Radio

Rae Spoon - First Spring, Grass Fire

Intersex:

Alyssa Brugman - Alex As Well

I.W. Gregorio - None of the Above

Laura Lam - Pantomime* (series)

Abigail Tartellin - Golden Boy

Chavisa Woods - The Albino Album

Ace:

Claire Kann - Let’s Talk About Love*

Billy Merrell - Vanilla*

Demi:

Alice Oseman - Radio Silence*

[timeladyviictorious]

LGBTQ+ Book List

I work in a library, and I’m pretty good at finding LGBT+ books. My boyfriend @another-broken-heart-cafe , who works with me, has also found quite a few. I finally decided to make an organized list of those and any others I could think of for anyone who’s looking for these kinds of books. I’ve sorted them the best I can and separated them to make what you want as easy to find as possible. There is an adult category, a teen/YA category, and a child category. I’ve read a few of these, but not many, so there’s probably going to be mistakes. I looked up every individual book to organize them the best I could (which took a while because this list currently has 140 books, if I counted correctly). If you find a mistake, just let me know and I’ll fix it in the next update. I plan to make updates occasionally as I find more. Feel free to add on any LGBT+ books you want!

Key

# - First in a series

* - Manga

ADULT

 Novels

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly [Gay] # It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian [Gay] The One by John Marrs [Gay] A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood [Gay] The Arrangement by Felice Stevens [Gay] The Intern by John S. Daniels [Gay]

She Rises by Kate Worsley [Lesbian] Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear [Lesbian] # Stray City by Chelsey Johnson [Lesbian] First Position by Melissa Brayden [Lesbian] Wishing on a Dream by Julie Cannon [Lesbian] Sidebar by Carsen Taite [Lesbian] A More Perfect Union by Carsen Taite [Lesbian] Love in the Stacks by Cara Malone [Lesbian] Falling Gracefully by Cara Malone [Lesbian] Camp Rewind by Meghan O'Brien [Lesbian] No More Pretending by Bette Hawkins [Lesbian] Built to Last by Aurora Rey [Lesbian] Summer's Cove by Aurora Rey [Lesbian] The Daughters of Palatine Hill by Phyllis T. Smith [Lesbian?]

Goddess by Kelly Gardiner [Bi/Pan/Poly?] Enigma Variations by André Aciman [Bi/Pan/Poly?] Oola by Brittany Newell [Bisexual]

Adverbs by Daniel Handler [?] Queer by William S. Burroughs [?]

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg [Transgender, FTM] Bad Boy by Elliot Ware [Transgender, FTM] Peter Darling by Austin Chant [Transgender, FTM] For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu [Transgender, MTF] The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan [Transgender, MTF]

Graphic Novels & Manga

Maiden Rose by Fusanosuke Inariya [Gay] # * What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Fumi Yoshinaga [Gay] # *

Giant Days by John Allison [Lesbian] # Heavy Vinyl by Carly Usdin [Lesbian] # Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan [Lesbian] # Snotgirl by Bryan Lee O’Malley [Lesbian] # Bingo Love by Tee Franklin [Lesbian] Sweet Blue Flowers by Takako Shimura [Lesbian] # * After Hours by Yuhta Nishio [Lesbian] # * Bloom Into You by Nakatani Nio [Lesbian] # * Girl Friends by Milk Morinaga [Lesbian] # * Nameless Asterism by Kina Kobayashi [Lesbian] # * Eclair - A Girls' Love Anthology That Resonates in Your Heart [Lesbian] * Citrus by Saburouta [Lesbian] # * Their Story by Tan Jiu [Lesbian] # * Battle Royale: Angels’ Border [Lesbian] # *

Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda [Transgender] *

 TEEN / YOUNG ADULT

 Novels

Sometime After Midnight by L. Philips [Gay] Perfect Ten by L. Philips [Gay] Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey [Gay] Boomerang by Helene Dunbar [Gay] Running with Lions by Julian Winters [Gay] Been Here All Along by Sandy Hall [Gay] Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz [Gay] Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz [Gay] The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis [Gay] One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva [Gay] Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg [Gay] It Looks Like this by Rafi Mittlefehldt [Gay] When Love Comes to Town by Tom Lennon [Gay] We Now Return to Regular Life by Martin Wilson [Gay] You and Me and Him by Kris Dinnison [Gay] I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson [Gay] Fan Art by Sarah Tregay [Gay] At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson [Gay] Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli [Gay] Dramarama by E. Lockhart [Gay] Draw the Line by Laurent Linn [Gay] Whatever by S.J. Goslee [Gay] Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan [Gay] Weird Girl and What's His Name by Meagan Brothers [Gay] More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera [Gay] History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera [Gay]

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera [Gay + Bisexual] Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski [Gay + Lesbian] Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst [Lesbian + Bisexual] # Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst [Lesbian + Bisexual] The Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica Verdi [Lesbian + Gay]

Ask the Passengers by A.S. King [Lesbian] The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson [Lesbian] Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell [Lesbian] As I Descended by Robin Talley [Lesbian] Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler [Lesbian] Ash by Malinda Lo [Lesbian] Huntress by Malinda Lo [Lesbian] Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown [Lesbian] The Summer of Jordi Perez [Lesbian] Super Moon by H.A. Swain [Lesbian] Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie [Lesbian] Nothing Happened by Molly Booth [Lesbian] The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth [Lesbian] Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta [Lesbian] It's Not Like it's a Secret by Misa Sugiyura [Lesbian] If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan [Lesbian] Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan [Lesbian] Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden [Lesbian] Lizzie by Dawn Ius [Lesbian] Get it Together, Delilah! by Erin Gough [Lesbian] About a Girl by Sarah McCarry [Lesbian] South of Sunshine by Dana Elmendorf [Lesbian]

Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking [Bi/Pan/Poly?] Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley [Bi/Pan/Poly?] Look Both Ways by Alison Cherry [Bi/Pan/Poly?] Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert [Bi/Pan/Poly?] How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake [Bisexual + Lesbian] Adaptation by Malinda Lo [Bisexual] # Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee [Bisexual] # Autoboyography by Christina Lauren [Bisexual]

Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky [Transgender, FTM] Dreadnought by April Daniels [Transgender, MTF] # Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart [Transgender, MTF] Miles Away from You by A. B. Rutledge [Transgender, MTF] If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo [Transgender, MTF] Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristin Elizabeth Clark [Transgender, MTF] Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark [Transgender] Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin [Genderfluid]

Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann [Asexual + Lesbian] Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee [Asexual] None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio [Intersex]

Every Day by David Levithan # The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorne [?]

Graphic Novels & Manga

Spinning by Tillie Walden [Lesbian] I Love This Part by Tillie Walden [Lesbian] On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden [Lesbian] Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash [Lesbian] Decelerate Blue by Adam Rapp [Lesbian] As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman [Lesbian] Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neill [Lesbian] Hana & Hina After School [Lesbian] # * Kiss and White Lily for my Dearest Girl [Lesbian] # * Kase-san and Morning Glories by Hiromi Takashima [Lesbian] # *

Wandering Son by Takako Shimura [Transgender, FTM + MTF] # *

The Bride Was a Boy by Chii [Transgender, MTF] *

Skim by Mariko Tamaki [?] The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang [?]

CHILDREN

Novels

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake [Lesbian]

Star Crossed by Barbara Dee [Bisexual]

The Other Boy by M. G. Hennessey [Transgender, FTM] George by Alex Gino [Transgender, FTM]

Graphic Novels & Manga

Drama by Raina Telgemeier [Gay]

[novelistra]

NoveList's Juvenile Brain Trust is a group of readers' advisory librarians and metadata librarians who focus on books for kids and teens. Once a week, the JBT gets together to catch up and share books. On 3/11/2020, we discussed:

The Only Black Girls in Town, Brandy Colbert

Rick, Alex Gino

Black Brother, Black Brother, Jewell Parker Rhodes

Surviving the City, Tasha Spillett & Natasha Donovan

Have you read any of these books? What do you think of them?

For more recommendations (plus printables and readers’ advisory tips), check out what's new on the NoveList blog!

[shoukokunoaltairblog]

Height Characters Chart

from @choconyo fanbook (I am waiting my physical one)

In cm:

Mahmud - 165 Iskender - 70 Zaganos - 183 Khalil - 142 Sarja -  173 Kurt - 180 Zeki - 183 Nurzan - 173 Ilkay - 187 Cemil - 157 Ahmet - 151 Ibrahim - 180 Suleyman - 198 Caterina - 95 Shara - 156 Balaban - 186 Bayazid - 180 Ayse - 156 Ohran -  170 Ismail - 168 Cyrus - 168 Constentin - 190 Antonio - 180 Abiiriga 205 Silvestro Brega - 189 Cecilia - 178 Gino Boccanegra - 198 Amadeo - 159 Roni - 181 Donatello Doria- 195 Niki - 145 Wan - 172 Szigmund 199 Margit- 165 Caterina - 179 Derecho - 169 Izquierdo - 209 Erbach - 184 Brigitta - 141 Carvajal - 191 Cassandra - 169 Vasco - 138 Blanca 165 Goldbalt - 195 Eisenstein - 115 Lerederik - 183 Grarad - 195 Louis - 190 Simon - 169 Nicolo - 114 Corentin Pineau - 208 Lily - 166 Yoann Frentzen - 190 Anton Adam - 160 Tristan Baret - 190 Colbert (?)- 197 Eleanor - 173 Ryan Lowe 158 Jacques Trudeau - 161 Siegfried Kaufmann - 194

[jaycoleswritesbooks]

Pitchwars Wishlist 2017

How am I as a mentor? Hmm..

 I like to say that I’m quite editorial and I enjoy giving feedback to writers in any way they see comfortable. I tend to keep note of things as I read and write things down in the margins or on sticky notes or electronically depending on how/what I’m reading and then provide a edit letter to the writer, followed by either an e-mail exchange, phone call, or Skype call. Of course, everything is subjective and am open to hearing the writer’s feedback and criticism of my criticism as well.

 I typically prefer that other eyes have been on the manuscript or that you have gone through your own rounds of edits before I look at it, but this isn’t a requirement. It just makes me a little happier and also helps me focus on a lot of big picture things and not so much the little things that can be fixed with a simple read-through.

  What am I looking for?

  (BY THE WAY:  I am only looking for YA, no MG, NA, or Adult).

 IF YOU HAVE THE NEXT PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, SEND TO ME ASAP!!!! Instantly top of the pile for me. I’ve been looking for this forever.

 Diverse road trip novels are high on my list as well.

 Contemporary issues, like police violence, Islamophobia, xenophobia, sexism, feminism, religion, etc.!

 If you have any stories with a religious premise, themes, or motifs, send to me! (I.e – The Temptation of Adam by Dave Connis!)

 Any and all LGBTQ+ stories are welcome, especially LGBTQ+ stories features POC as the heroes, and especially #OwnVoices!

 I want a manuscript that brings me to tears—whether by laughing too hard or for any other reason, like my heart breaking.

Teens with jobs – I haven’t come across many of these, but would love to!

 Funny – bring me all your funny!

 Stories about friendships and how messy they can sometimes be.

Send me your geeky, nerdy stories!

I have a huge crush on stories that feature music as a heavy part of it! (All music!)

I am not looking for: Paranormal, anything with vampires. 

 If your writing/manuscript matches the style(s) of any of these authors, please send to me!

 Adi Alsaid

Angie Thomas

Brandy Colbert

Nicola Yoon

Adam Silvera

Becky Albertalli

Jason Reynolds

Alex Gino

Nic Stone

Elizabeth Acevedo

Ally Condie

Meredith Russo

Lilliam Rivera

[tellusepisode]

Angels & Demons (2009)

Action, Mystery, Thriller |

Angels & Demons is a American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman and David Koepp, based on Dan Brown’s 2000 novel of the same title. It is the sequel to the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code, also directed by Howard, and the second installment in the Robert Langdon film series. However, the novel version was published first and acts as a prequel to The Da Vinci Code novel.

Filming took place in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Robert Langdon, while Ayelet Zurer stars as Dr. Vittoria Vetra, a CERN scientist joining Langdon in the quest to recover a missing vial of antimatter from a mysterious Illuminati terrorist. Producer Brian Grazer, composer Hans Zimmer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman also return, with David Koepp coming on board to help the latter.

At CERN, Father Silvano and Dr. Vittoria Vetra create three canisters of antimatter. Silvano is murdered, and one of the canisters is stolen. The Catholic Church mourn the sudden death of Pope Pius XVI, and prepare for the papal conclave to elect his successor in Vatican City. Father Patrick McKenna, the Camerlengo, takes control of the Vatican. Four of the “preferiti”, the favoured candidates to be Pope, are kidnapped by a man claiming to represent the Illuminati. He sends the Vatican a warning, claiming he will murder each of the cardinals from 8 pm to midnight, when the stolen antimatter will explode and destroy the city, hidden somewhere within.

Director: Ron Howard

Writers: David Koepp (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Dan Brown (novel)

Stars: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl

►Cast:

Tom Hanks…Robert LangdonEwan McGregor…Camerlengo Patrick McKennaAyelet Zurer…Vittoria VetraStellan Skarsgård…Commander RichterPierfrancesco Favino…Inspector OlivettiNikolaj Lie Kaas…AssassinArmin Mueller-Stahl…Cardinal StraussThure Lindhardt…ChartrandDavid Pasquesi…Claudio VincenziCosimo Fusco…Father SimeonVictor Alfieri…Lieutenant ValentiFranklin Amobi…Cardinal LamasseCurt Lowens…Cardinal EbnerBob Yerkes…Cardinal GuideraMarc Fiorini…Cardinal Baggia (as Marco Fiorini)Carmen Argenziano…Father Silvano BentivoglioHoward Mungo…Cardinal YorubaRance Howard…Cardinal BeckSteve Franken…Cardinal ColbertGino Conforti…Cardinal PuginiElya Baskin…Cardinal PetrovRichard Rosetti…Conclave CardinalSilvano Marchetto…Conclave CardinalThomas Morris…Urs WeberJonas Fisch…Adrian BachmanAugust Wittgenstein…Swiss Guardsman (as August Fredrik)Ben Bela Böhm…Swiss Guardsman (as Ben Bela Boehm)Paul Schmitz…Swiss GuardsmanJeffrey Boehm…Swiss Guard Blue (as Jeff Boehm)Xavier J. Nathan…PhilippeSteve Kehela…American ReporterUrsula Brooks…British ReporterRashmi…British ReporterYan Cui…Chinese ReporterFritz Michel…French ReporterMaria Cristina Heller…Italian ReporterRafael Petardi…Italian Reporter (as Pascal Petardi)Yesenia Adame…Mexican ReporterKristof Konrad…Polish ReporterMasasa Moyo…South African ReporterEd Francis Martin…South American Reporter (as Ed F. Martin)Cheryl Howard…CERN ScientistEndre Hules…CERN ScientistNorbert Weisser…CERN ScientistShelby Zemanek…Little Girl in SquareVanna Salviati…ProtesterRaffi Di Blasio…Protester (as Raffaele DiBlasio)Todd Schneider…CarabinieriRoberto Donati…CarabinieriRocco Passafaro…CarabinieriEmanuele Secci…CarabinieriAnna Katarina…DocentJames Ritz…TouristFelipe Torres Urso…Tourist (as Felipe Torres)Jose David Acevedo…Italian PoliceRoy Allen III…CardinalTibor Ambra…Carabinieri CaptainChristine Ames…Vatican NunVictor of Aquitaine…Vatican Choir MemberMichael Ark…CNN ReporterJohn Jason Bailey…Swiss Guard BlueJerred Berg…Stem Cell Protestor #2Sally Berman…Vatican Square SingerYuki Bird…ScientistAnthony Bonaventura…Vatican PoliceRobert Bradvica…Italian BoyCiara Bravo…Italian GirlMichael Patrick Breen…Ukrainian GeneralAidan Bristow…Conclave Priest #1Cheryl BryantBruce…Diplomat’s Wife Vatican MournerRaul Cardona…Piazza Navona TouristChristopher Casa…TouristPatrick Casa…Choirboy / TouristPasquale Cassalia…Rai ReporterFarouk Chakwa…CarabinieriBacha Chilaia…Carabinieri SergeantJason Ciok…Choir MemberJimmy Clabots…Vatican Choir MemberLaura Mary Clarke…Vatican MournerMark E. Clason…Vatican Choir MemberTammy Colbert…Vatican Square GypsyAustin Michael Coleman…Young Funeral MournerRobert Corvin…U.S. Army GeneralLuca Costa…FiremanGina D’Acciaro…Vatican Square SingerJohn Dardenne…Swiss Guard MulticolorWilliam…PriestShervin Davatgar…Arab ReporterBlake Dawson…Italian GirlVincent De Paul…Vatican Pall BearerCalvin Dean…Choir Member #1David Dedinsky…Vatican CardinalLea Deesing…Italian MournerNorman Deesing…Italian MournerAngelique Deuitch…TouristPaul DiVito…PriestBrant Dorman…Swiss Guard BlueAllen Dula…Vatican Police OfficerLiz Duran…Vatican MounerMatthew Earnest…Italian Mourner

Sources: imdb & wikipedia

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Wow, we are officially half way through 2020 (thank god)! My reading this year hasn’t been too bad because I am officially half way through my Goodreads goal! I’ve read a total of 21 books this year, and I’m hoping to keep this energy up through the rest of the summer and the fall. Today, I’m going to be doing the Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag to talk about some of my book-related opinions of the year!

Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2020?

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Is anyone truly surprised by this answer? It took me so long to read Six of Crows, and I am SO GLAD I finally did! Six of Crows was the first fantasy I’ve read in a long while, and I totally fell in love with Leigh Bardugo’s world building abilities and characters. I can’t stop gushing about this one. The second one is everyone’s old favorite: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I actually had not read this book until this year, and it’s really surprising that it took me THIS LONG to read it.

Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far in 2020?

I actually haven’t read any sequels yet this year! I will be reading Crooked Kingdom in the next few weeks, and I have a feeling that that will be the best sequel of the reading year.

New Release You Haven’t Read Yet, But Want To?

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There are SO many new releases I’m excited to read, but I would say that All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson and You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson are the two I am THE most pumped for! I already own You Should See Me In A Crown, so I really have no excuse not to pick it up soon! Sadly, I’m waiting on my audiobook copy of All Boys Aren’t Blue to come in from the library so I hope it comes in soon!

Most Anticipated Release For Second Half of 2020?

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I decided to break the mold a little for this one and do FOUR books I am pumped for. After reading Daris The Great Is Not Okay earlier this year (which I’ll talk about in a bit), I can’t wait for the next book Darius The Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram! I also can’t wait for Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas because everyone and their mothers have not stopped RAVING about this book! Also, I talked about why I’m hyped about Never Look Back and Every Body Looking in a recent post if you want to check it out!

Biggest Disappointment?

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I picked up an ARC of The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys last year at ALA, and I was so excited for this one because I’ve only loved all of Ruta’s previous books. However, this one fell a little flat for me. It was a slow read until about half way through, and then it picked up a bit. I still rated it three stars because I loved the history behind it, but the characters and plot felt too jumbled for me.

The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord was personally my BIGGEST disappointment. I have had this book on my shelf since 2017, and I finally picked it up this year after drawing it from my TBR jar. It was really cringey for me, especially after only reading diverse contemporaries with strong characters. I DNFed about 70 pages into it.

Biggest Surprise?

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I wouldn’t say these two were exactly surprises, but I would say I went into both of these with ‘meh’ expectations only for them to BLOW ME AWAY! Darius The Great Is Not Okay is a quiet contemporary that made me absolutely fall in love with the characters. Adib Khorram definitely became an auto-buy author for me after this.

I read Dear Martin by Nic Stone forever ago, so I wasn’t totally sure what to expect with Jackpot. However, I thoroughly enjoyed Jackpot! It was a lot more fun than I expected it to be, but it was also one of the first books I read with a main character who wasn’t affluent/middle class. It fully reminded me how much I loved Nic Stone and how I need to pick up her other books in the future!

Favorite New Author?

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Well, y’all could probably guess by what I’ve said so far that Leigh Bardugo would be one of the answers for this one! My other answer for this one would have to be Brandy Colbert, author of Little & Lion! I recently finished this one as an audiobook, and I genuinely enjoyed Brandy’s writing style and characterization. I’m super excited to dive in more to her other books (especially The Voting Booth)!

Newest Fictional Crush

This should go without saying, but I’d say my newest fictional crush is Kaz Brekker. There are SO MANY reasons why I’ve fallen in love with him, but I’m sure if you’ve been anywhere in the online book community you already know all about him.

Newest Favorite Character

Much like the one above, this is also Six of Crows related. The ENTIRE Six of Crows crew is what I’m going to count as my new favorite character. Again, you probably know why, but I talk about them more in my Six of Crows post.

Book That Made You Cry?

I haven’t actually cried in a book yet this year! However, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagiharais on my TBR in the future so we’ll see what happens!

Book That Made You Happy?

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I read Yes No Maybe So in late February right before the pandemic hit and I had to leave college, so reflecting on my reading so far I just remember how genuinely happy it made me. I love Becky Albertalli so much, so I was also super happy to finally be reading a new book of hers. I also listened to the audio book of George by Alex Gino recently, and it made me SO HAPPY. It’s a middle grade novel about a trans main character, and it dealt with super important while still being super light-hearted. I fell in love!

Most Beautiful Book You Bought So Far This Year?

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Would it truly be a Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag without talking about Elizabeth Acevedo? I purchased With The Fire On High and Clap When You Land this year, and these are arguably the most beautiful books (both on the inside and the outside). If you have not read Elizabeth Acevedo, you are missing out.

What Books Do You Need To Read By The End of The Year?

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SO MANY BOOKS! Here are a few of the ones I’m hoping to read by the end of 2020:

Who Do I Tag?

Zoe @ SunnyChapterone

Shelby @ ShelbyCReads

Claire @ Clairefy

Kayla @ BooksAndFirstLooks

Marie @ snarkandsquee

Jackie @ BookishCoffeeBlog

Lelia @ A Page Out of My Book

Victoria @ V.E. Reads

Rc @ Nekuthebooklock

And YOU! If you have not done it yet, I officially tag you!

Welp, those are all the questions! I’ve had a pretty good reading year so far, and I can’t wait to see what new favorites emerge in the next few months! Do we have any books in common? What was your favorite book I’ve listed? If you’ve already done the tag, drop the link! I’d love to read/watch.

        Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag Wow, we are officially half way through 2020 (thank god)! My reading this year hasn't been too bad because I am officially half way through my Goodreads goal!

[the-golden-city]

Character Height Reference (Fanbook Translation)

Here are the heights of sixty characters taken from the fanbook (if it seems like someone is missing, Kotono didn’t include them). Listed from tallest to shortest.

Izquierdo - 209cm (6′10″) Corentin Pino - 208cm (6′9″) Abiriga - 205cm (6′8″) Zsigmond - 199cm (6′6″) Kara-Kanat Süleyman - 198 (6′5″) Gino Boccanegra - 198cm (6′5″) Colbert - 197cm (6′5″) Donatello D'Oria - 195cm (6′4″) Goldbalt - 195cm (6′4″) Glalat - 195cm (6′4″) Siegfried Kaufmann - 194cm (6′4″) Carvajal - 191cm (6′3″) Johan Frentzen - 190cm (6′2″) Virgilio Louis - 190cm (6′2″) Constantinus - 190cm (6′2″) Tristan Baret - 190cm (6′2″)  Silvestro Brega - 189cm (6′2″) Deve İlkay - 187cm (6′1″) Al-Kaplan Balaban - 186cm (6′1″) Erbach - 184cm (6′0″) Zehir Zağanos - 183cm (6′0″) Lelederik - 183cm (6′0″) Mimar Zeki - 183cm (6′0″) Roni Boccanegra - 181cm (5′11″) Ulema Beyazit - 180cm (5′10″) Kurt Kurt - 180cm (5′10″) Antonio Lucio - 180cm (5′10″) Şapka İbrahim - 180cm (5′10″)  Caterina de Rossi - 179cm (5′10″) Cecilia Brega - 178cm (5′10″) Şanslı Nurcan - 173cm (5′8″) Tesisat-Kapı Saruca - 173cm (5′8″) Eleonor - 173cm (5′8″) Wan Yixin - 172cm (5′7″) Kılıç Orhan - 170cm (5′6″) Derecho - 169cm (5′6″) Simon Blanchard - 169cm (5′6″) Casandra - 169cm (5′6″) Cyrus - 168cm (5′6″) Silâh İsmail - 168cm (5′6″)  Lilli Kokoschka - 166cm (5′5″) Tuğril Mahmut - 165cm (5′4″) Margit - 165cm (5′4″) Blanca - 165cm (5′4″) Jacques Jourdain - 161cm (5′3″) Anton Adam - 160cm (5′2″) Amadeo Boccanegra - 159cm (5′2″) Ryan Lowe - 158cm (5′2″) At-Nalı Cemil - 157cm (5′2″) Şara - 156cm (5′1″) Armut Ayşe - 156cm (5′1″) Ahmet - 151cm (4′11″) Niki al-Bahram - 145cm (4′9″) Şehir Halil - 142cm (4′7″) Brigitta Grimaldi - 141cm (4′7″) Vasco - 138cm (4′6″) Eisenstein - 115cm (3′9″) Nicolo - 114cm (3′8″) Caterina - 95cm İskender - 70cm

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