Busy Wheeler, a spirited tomboy who's adopted and best friends with a mentally handicapped boy named Billy, is suddenly having strange feelings for the new girl at school and fighting an overwhelming sensation that she's growing up too fast. After getting into trouble too many times at school, she is sent away to live for the entire summer with an aunt she's never met. As the summer unfolds, so does a deep-seated family secret, and Busy comes face to face with her birth mother. With the help of a new friend, Busy must learn to swallow her pride and make amends with a mother she's never known while laughter, unexpected kisses and a continuous trail of mischief lead her on an endless journey of adolescent discoveries.

The Crabapple Tree

Politics & Social Sciences

D'Arcangelo, Lyndsey

Social Sciences

Lulu Press, Inc.

The Trouble with Emily Dickinson - by Lyndsey D'Arcangelo Josephine Jenkins, better known as JJ, is in her senior year at Sampson Academy. She's a closet poet, a talented writer suffering from stage fright, and she's committed the ultimately lesbian faux pas - she's fallen in love with a straight girl. Kendal McCarthy is the ultimate prize. She's the school beauty and a popular homecoming queen. Though she may seem to have it all, she's tired of being known as the pretty girl with no brains. When she and JJ inadvertently cross paths, their lives suddenly become a bit more interesting in ways that neither of them ever imagined. Filled with unique and witty banter courtesy of Queenie McBride, JJ's over-privileged confidant, this tale of innocent young love exposes the reality of what can happen when two polar opposites collide in the most unexpected way through the poetry of Emily Dickinson.

THE TROUBLE WITH EMILY DICKINSON (signed)

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Alpha World Press

Crabapple Tree

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Alpha World Pr

Private high school senior Josephine Jenkins (JJ) is a closet poet and talented writer suffering from stage fright. JJ has also committed the ultimate lesbian faux pas: she’s fallen in love with a straight girl—Kendal McCarthy. Kendal is the uber-popular campus beauty queen and cheerleader. But she is still searching for that elusive high school experience that will help her make sense of herself before she leaves for college. When JJ and Kendal’s paths cross, their lives become interesting in ways that neither of them ever imagined. Filled with unique and witty banter courtesy of Queenie McBride—JJ’s overprivileged confidant—this tale of innocent love exposes the reality of what can happen when two polar opposites collide in a most unexpected way, all through the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Primarily offering insight into the social aspects of being "different," both straight and LGBT readers will enjoy this exploration of the romantic but sometimes confusing love that lesbian teens discover yet handle in different ways.

The Trouble with Emily Dickinson

Romance

Publishing Syndicate LLC

The overprivileged and overconfident Queenie McBride, who is a lesbian, feels she has life figured out, especially college. But as soon as classes begin at Boston University, she realizes that she is no longer in high school. Although she has her best friend JJ there to help keep her in line, her entire world is forever changed when she meets Pudge, a homeless LGBT teen thrown out by her parents. With the help of Izzy, a strong-headed and beautiful social worker on whom she secretly has a crush, Queenie learns how to be there for Pudge, leaving her old habits behind to become the person she's always wanted to be. Queenie's story shows how caring people can help runaway gay teens help themselves out of a tough world—and maybe fall in love along the way. 

The Education of Queenie McBride

Teen & Young Adult

The groundbreaking story of the National Women's Football League, and the players whose spirit, rivalries, and tenacity changed the legacy of women's sports forever In 1967, a Cleveland promoter recruited a group of women to compete as a traveling football troupe. It was conceived as a gimmick--in the vein of the Harlem Globetrotters--but the women who signed up really wanted to play. And they were determined to win. Hail Mary chronicles the highs and lows of the National Women's Football League, which took root in nineteen cities across the US over the course of two decades. Drawing on new interviews with former players from the Detroit Demons, the Toledo Troopers, the LA Dandelions, and more, Hail Mary brings us into the stadiums where they broke records, the small-town lesbian bars where they were recruited, and the backrooms where the league was formed, championed, and eventually shuttered. In an era of vibrant second wave feminism and Title IX activism, the athletes of the National Women's Football League were boisterous pioneers on and off the field: you'll be rooting for them from start to finish.

Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League

de la Cretaz, Frankie

Bold Type Books

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