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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Pride Month Readers Realm Book Club Selections

Last Friday, Readers Realm Book Club members had our timely discussion about Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sàenz.  Some of our members have stated this is now in their top three all time favorite books.
Aristotle is a smart, shy, lonely teenager who can't swim. He meets friendly, talented, confident Dante when he offers to teach him how to swim one summer day at the pool.  They strike up a tight friendship that allows both of them to explore their families, their universe and themselves.
Read reviews here
Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Reader's Realm Book Club read this well loved book a couple of years ago and took a trip to see the movie.
Simon's life has been turned upside down after he left his email logged in on a school library computer. Unfortunately, the wrong student read communication between Simon and another boy.  Suddenly, he is being threatened of exposure before he is ready.  Simon has very difficult decisions to make that will change his entire life.
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They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
We read this book last year in Book Club.
Rufus and Mateo find each other on an app called the Last Friend. They both find out that their last day has arrived, they decide to spend it together. A myriad of surprising, wonderful, and devastating events take place in a span of twenty four hours.
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Publishers Weekly has compiled a list of new and forthcoming LGBTQ+ books for all ages published in honor of Pride Month 2020. Read about them here