Título: This Book Is Gay
Autor: Juno Dawson
Sinopse: The bestselling young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender!
Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Intersex. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU.
This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBTQ also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations.
Inside this revised and updated edition, you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask, with topics like: Stereotypes―the facts and fiction Coming out as LGBT Where to meet people like you The ins and outs of gay sex How to flirt And so much more!
You will be entertained. You will be informed. But most importantly, you will know that however you identify (or don't) and whomever you love, you are exceptional. You matter. And so does this book.
This book is for: LGBTQIA+ teens, tweens, and adults Readers looking to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community Parents of gay kids and other LGBT youth Educators looking for advice about the LGBTQIA+ community
Praise for This Book is Gay:
A Guardian Best Book of the Year
2018 Garden State Teen Book Award Winner
"The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager, told in the voice of a wise best friend. Frank, warm, funny, USEFUL."―Patrick Ness, New York Times bestselling author
"This egregious gap has now been filled to a fare-thee-well by Dawson's book."―Booklist *STARRED REVIEW*
Coming soon from Juno Dawson: What's The T? (June 2022) The companion title to the groundbreaking This Book Is Gay, What's the T? tackles the complex realities of growing up trans with honesty and humor and is joyfully illustrated by gender non-conforming artist Soofiya.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “This Book Is Gay”, de Juno Dawson, publicado pela editora Sourcebooks Fire, em 2021 e com 320 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Sourcebooks Fire
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2021-09-07
Edição: 2
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1728254329
ISBN13: 9781728254326
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Sourcebooks Fire trazem narrativas intensas que combinam fantasia contemporânea, suspense e dramas pessoais com toques de realismo mágico e distopias. As histórias frequentemente exploram conflitos internos e externos de jovens protagonistas, imersos em cenários que vão desde ilhas sombrias e florestas misteriosas até ambientes urbanos e futuristas. O ritmo costuma ser ágil, com tensão crescente e reviravoltas que mantêm o leitor envolvido, enquanto o tom varia entre sombrio, emocional e por vezes carregado de mistério. O catálogo revela uma preferência por tramas que envolvem segredos, ameaças ocultas e jornadas de autodescoberta, com personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais e desafios de sobrevivência.
