When You Call My Name is a strong recommend. As both begin to open their eyes to the possibilities of queer love and life, they realize sometimes the only people who can help you are the people who can really see you-in all your messy glory.Ī love letter to New York and the liberating power of queer friendship, When You Call My Name is a hopeful novel about the pivotal moments of our youth that break our hearts and the people who help us put them back together. And in a chance meeting near the hospital where Callum is being treated, Ben and Adam meet, forever changing each other’s lives. When Adam finally tracks Callum down, he learns the guy he loves is very ill. Then Callum disappears, leaving Adam heartbroken, and Ben finds out his new world is more closed-minded than he thought. When he comes to New York City, Ben’s sexuality begins to feel less like a secret and more like a badge of honor. Heart racing, Adam accepts, quickly falling in love with Callum like the movies always promised.įashion-obsessed Ben is 18 and has just left his home upstate after his mother discovers his hidden stash of gay magazines. Choi.įilm fanatic Adam is 17 and being asked out on his first date-and the guy is cute. “This engaging book is truly a guilty pleasure.In the spirit of the author’s massively popular Twitter thread, Tucker Shaw’s When You Call My Name is a heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York City in 1990 at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.

“Fans of gossipy plots full of backstabbing and questions of love and friendship will enjoy this as a confection, but it can also be read as a meatier critique of the girls’ choices and priorities.” - Booklist Fans of Gossip Girl will delight in the irresistible cast of The Girls. Meet Peggy: She’s Mary’s best friend, she’s a snowboarder and aspiring chef, and she has no idea how to cope with all these girls.Ī modern retelling of Clare Booth Luce’s classic play The Women (which featured not one male in the cast), The Girls is a quick-witted, stylish comedy about friendship, love, and most important, gossip! An elite Aspen prep school sets the stage for jealousy and intrigue as the lives of many girls tangle into a wickedly fun mess (in which no boys ever appear). Meet Amber: She’s a flake, she’s the barista at the hottest coffee shop in Aspen, and she serves up gossip even hotter than grande skim lattes.

Meet Sylvia: She’s nasty, she’s rich, and she’s got something up her Prada-designed sleeve. Meet Crystal: She’s a townie, she works at Mod Jeans, and she’s cheating with Mary’s boyfriend. Meet Mary: She’s beautiful, she’s nice, and her ski star boyfriend is cheating on her.

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