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Deposing Nathan

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Deposing Nathan Author: Zack Smedley Publish Date: 2019 Links: Goodreads Plot with spoilers: West Virginia high school junior Nathan is being deposed in the trial of his friend Cam, who is being charged with stabbing Nathan in the stomach.  The narrative shifts between the courtroom where the judge is asking Nathan questions and flashbacks to the development of Nathan and Cam's friendship.  Cam, who's new to Nathan's high school, immediately identifies Nathan as a kindred spirit, and Nathan too soon develops a strong connection.  Both Nathan and Cam eventually discover that they are attracted to each other.  While Cam is quite introspective and more of a free spirit, Nathan has difficulty accepting his attraction to Nathan due what he was taught in his church, which along with Cam's coming out as biseuxal creates increasing friction in their friendship.  Nathan's domineering aunt, who's raising Nathan with Nathan's father, thinks Nathan is a bad influence
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Author:  Becky Albertalli Publish Date:  2015 Links: Goodreads Summary without spoilers: Simon is a junior in high school who has never told anyone he's gay.  He strikes up on an online anonymous correspondence with another gay junior at his high school that calls himself "Blue" in the emails, and they develop feelings for each other.  Simon's correspondence is discovered by Martin, another junior at his school, and Martin threatens to out Simon if he doesn't help Martin romantically with Simon's friend Abby.  Will Simon be outed?  Will Simon and Blue meet in real life and become boyfriends? Summary with spoilers: Simon is a gay high school junior in Atlanta who has yet to come out to anyone.  He meets another junior from his high school who's also gay on an anonymous Tumblr page used by students at their school.  Over multiple months, Simon and "Blue" exchange emails using pseudonyms and start to develop feeling
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