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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, read by Michael Crouch. Straight people should have to come out too. And the more awkward it is, the better. Simon Spier is 16 and trying to work out who he is - and what he's looking for. But when one of his emails to the very distracting Blue falls into the wrong hands, things get all kinds of complicated. Because for Simon, falling for Blue is a big deal.... It's a holy freaking huge awesome deal.

Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state candidate - as long as he’s behind the scenes. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes...until he meets Maya. Maya Rehman’s having the worst Ramadan ever. Her best friend is too busy to hang out, her summer trip is cancelled, her parents are separating and now her mother thinks the solution to her problems is political canvassing - with some awkward guy she hardly knows....

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat - but real life isn't always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she's the only child of a young, single mum, and her life is decidedly less privileged. And even though her mom knows she's bisexual, she hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends - not even her openly gay BFF, Simon.

Meet Arthur and Ben. Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a show-stopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend’s things. But when the boys have a chance meeting at the post office, they leave wondering what exactly the universe does have in store for them.

Ben has spent his first year of college working on his fantasy manuscript with his writing partner Mario, who is a great Spanish tutor and an even better kisser. So why can’t he stop thinking about the fact that Arthur’s back in town two years after they called it quits? Arthur is in New York for a dream internship on Broadway, with a boyfriend back at home that he couldn't be happier with. But when he comes upon Ben cuddled up with a mystery boy, he starts to wonder if his feelings for Ben ever truly went away.

Imogen may be hopelessly heterosexual, but she’s got the World’s Greatest Ally title locked down. And when she visits her best friend, Lili, at college who is newly out, newly graduated, and newly thriving, with a cool new squad of queer college friends, no one knows that Imogen’s a raging hetero – not even Lili’s best friend, Tessa. Of course, the more time Imogen spends with chaotic, freckle-faced Tessa, the more she starts to wonder if her truth was ever all that straight to begin with.

Amelia Applebaum isn’t in love with Walter Holland. He just happens to be her favorite moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber. Who she just happened to invite to prom. (But it’s fine. No, for real. If you delete the post, it didn’t happen.)Okay, maybe her friends are right: she’s slightly parasocially infatuated. But Amelia just knows sparks would fly—if only she could meet Walter for real. If only he would host a meet-and-greet. If only it were just a short road trip away.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli, read by Arielle DeLisle. Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love - she's lived through it 26 times. She crushes hard and crushes often but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can't stomach the idea of rejection. So she's careful. Fat girls always have to be careful....

Contrary to popular belief, best friends Kate and Anderson are not co-dependent. Carpooling to and from theatre rehearsals? Environmentally sound and efficient. Consulting each other on every single life decision? Basic good judgment. Pining for the same guys from afar? Shared crushes are more fun anyway. But when Kate and Andy's latest long-distance crush shows up at their school, everything goes off-script. Matt is talented and sweet, and Kate likes him. She really likes him. The only problem? So does Anderson.

It's been more than a year since Simon and Blue turned their anonymous online flirtation into an IRL relationship and just a few months since Abby and Leah's unforgettable night at senior prom. Now the Creekwood High crew are first years at different colleges, navigating friendship and romance the way their story began - on email.

En rørende og morsom kærlighedsroman. 17-årige Simon er ikke helt parat til at springe ud som bøsse, da en af hans emails falder i de forkerte hænder, og han risikerer, at bolden ikke længere er på hans banehalvdel: Enten hjælper han Martin, klassens klovn, med at få en date, eller også vil Martin afsløre ham.

Was Simon über Blue weiß: Er ist witzig, sehr weise, aber auch ein bisschen schüchtern. Und ganz schön verwirrend. Was Simon nicht über Blue weiß: WER er ist. Die beiden gehen auf dieselbe Schule und schon seit Monaten tauschen sie E-Mails aus, in denen sie sich die intimsten Dinge gestehen. Simon spürt, dass er sich langsam, aber sicher in Blue verliebt, doch der ist noch nicht bereit, sich mit Simon zu treffen. Dann fällt eine der E-Mails in falsche Hände - und plötzlich steht Simons Leben Kopf.

Moi, c'est Simon. Simon Spier. Je vis dans une petite ville en banlieue d'Atlanta (traduisez : un trou paumé). J'ai deux sœurs, un chien et les trois meilleurs amis du monde. Je suis fan d'Harry Potter, j'ai une passion profonde pour les Oréos, je fais du théâtre. Et je suis raide dingue de Blue. Blue, c'est un garçon que j'ai rencontré sur le Tumblr du lycée. On se dit tout, sauf notre nom. Je le croise peut-être tous les jours dans le couloir, mais je ne sais pas qui c'est. En fait, ça me plaît bien : je ne suis pas du tout pressé d'annoncer à tout le monde que je suis gay.

Imogen Scott è un'eterosessuale convinta, ma anche la più grande alleata della comunità queer nel mondo. Non ha mai perso un incontro dell'Alleanza Pride. Ed è aggiornatissima sulle discussioni social più recenti a tema queer. Di certo molto più della sorella minore, che pure appartiene alla comunità. Anche le sue due migliori amiche sono queer: Gretchen, compagna di liceo, e Lili che, da quando è approdata al campus universitario, ha abbracciato una vita nuova ed elettrizzante insieme a un gruppo fighissimo di amici, queer ovviamente.

Anderson ist Kates bester Freund. Seit sie denken können, teilen die beiden einfach alles: die Leidenschaft für Musicals, die Höhen und Tiefen des Alltags und sogar ihre Schwärmereien. Doch als Matt Olsson in ihrem Theater-Kurs auftaucht, wird ihre Harmonie empfindlich gestört. Denn Matt ist nicht nur ausgesprochen talentiert und mehr als nur ein bisschen attraktiv - er ist auch haargenau Kates Typ. Die Sache hat allerdings einen gewaltigen Haken: Auch Anderson ist völlig hin und weg von Matt.

Cassies yndlingsemne: Den kendsgerning, at jeg har haft seksogtyve crush og har kysset præcis nul gange. Det er åbenbart, fordi jeg skal kvinde mig op. Hvis jeg er vild med en fyr, skal jeg sige det til ham. Måske kan man gøre sådan i Cassies verden og få det til at ende med et kys. Men jeg er ikke sikker på, at det fungerer for tykke piger. Molly ved alt om at være hemmeligt forelsket. Hun har prøvet det 26 gange. For selvom hendes søster Cassie siger, at hun skal kaste sig ud i det, tør Molly ikke risikere at blive afvist. Hun er forsigtig. For det skal tykke piger altid være.

Som trommeslager i et band har Leah intet problem med at finde takten - men det er ikke helt så let i det virkelige liv. Hun elsker at tegne, men tør ikke vise sine tegninger til nogen. Og selvom hendes mor ved, at hun er biseksuel, har Leah endnu ikke fortalt det til sine venner - og ikke engang til sin bedste ven Simon, som er homoseksuel. Afslutningen på high school nærmer sig, der er spændinger og uro blandt vennerne, og det går efterhånden op for Leah, at hun måske er ved at forelske sig i en af dem.

Die 17-jährige Imogen sieht sich schon immer als größte Ally: Sie unterstützt ihre queeren Freunde, wo sie nur kann. Als sie ihre beste Freundin Lili - frisch geoutet und ziemlich glücklich in ihrem Leben - an der Uni besucht, weiß jedoch niemand in Lilis neuer Clique, dass Imogen selbst nicht queer ist. Denn Lili hat rumerzählt, dass sie und Imogen in der Vergangenheit ein Paar waren. Plötzlich beschäftigt sich Imogen mit Fragen, die sie bisher immer verdrängt hat. Noch dazu verbringt sie mehr und mehr Zeit mit der charmant-chaotischen Tessa, die ihr ganz schönes Bauchkribbeln beschert.

Leah odeia demonstrações públicas de afeto. Odeia clichês adolescentes. Odeia quem odeia Harry Potter. Odeia o novo namorado da mãe. Odeia pessoas fofas e felizes. Ela odeia muitas coisas e não tem o menor problema em expor suas opiniões. Mas, ultimamente, ela tem se sentido estranha, como se algo em sua vida estivesse fora de sintonia. No último ano do colégio, em poucas semanas vai ter que se despedir dos amigos, da mãe, da banda em que toca bateria, de tudo que conhece.

Foi na Creekwood High School que Simon e Blue se conheceram e se apaixonaram, e também onde Leah e Abby descobriram que o que sentiam uma pela outra era mais do que amizade. Ao que tudo indicava, a jornada de Simon e seus amigos tinha chegado ao fim, mas, para a surpresa e alegria dos fãs, o grupo está de volta em uma novela inédita.