Editora: Bu Classics Books
The Scarecrow’s reign is challenged by an army of girls seeking to overthrow the established order of the Emerald City. Amidst the chaos, a young boy named Tip flees from a wicked witch with a collection of enchanted companions. This playful adventure explores the fluid nature of identity and the whimsical surprises of fate.
A STRIKING MEMOIR OF GENDERFLUIDITY, CLASS, AND THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST Newly arrived in the Sonoran Desert, eleven-year-old Zoë enters a world of giant beetles, thundering javelinas, and gnarled palo verde trees. In Cactus Country RV Park, Zoë has been given a fresh start and a new, shorter haircut. Although Zoë doesn’t have the words to express it, he experiences life as a trans boy—and here, others begin to see him as a boy, too. Zoë spends hot days chasing shade and freight trains with an ever-rotating pack of sunburned desert kids, and nights fending off his own questions about the body underneath his baggy clothes. As Zoë enters adolescence, he must reckon with the sexism, racism, substance abuse, and violence endemic to the working-class men he’s grown close to, whose hard masculinity seems as embedded in the desert landscape as the cacti sprouting from parched earth. In response, Zoë adopts an androgynous style and new pronouns, but still cannot escape what it means to live in a gendered body, particularly when a fraught first love destabilizes their sense of self. But beauty flowers in this desert, too. Zoë persists in searching for answers, dreaming of a day they might leave the park behind to embrace whatever awaits beyond. Equal parts harsh and tender, Cactus Country is a precisely rendered journey of self-determination that will resonate with anyone who’s ever had to fight to be themself. “Cactus Country shimmers with the complexity of becoming. Zoë Bossiere writes their way into a truer story of selfhood, resisting the simpler narratives the world demanded. The result is lush, beautiful, and deeply liberating.”—Alex Marzano Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a BodyVer livro
Carter Whitlock Family means everything to me. I'll do everything I can to keep them safe. That includes marrying my enemy. Kaison St. Clair has been a thorn in my side for years. When we see each other, we either trade insults or blows. I hate everything about him. If it were up to me, I'd stay far away from him and the entire St. Clair family. But someone is after both our families. The only way to keep everyone alive is an arranged marriage with my enemy to combine the might of the St. Clairs and the Whitlocks. Life with Kai is supposed to be about winning the war we found ourselves in, not love and emotions. But somewhere down the line, he gets under my skin. And I'll do whatever it takes to make him mine in more than name. Contains mature themes.Ver livro
She said she'd send someone to help him escape. But escape what? Since the day Sage's mother died, he was left with nothing more than the nagging feeling that there was something right in front of his eyes. Student Council President, perfect marks and attendance, Sage's picturesque life shatters the night he meets Drew. An endearing young man, Drew lands in his life and claims it's all a lie. Every moment scripted, every movement monitored, Sage finds himself at the heart of a conspiracy. Trusted allies become potential enemies and he starts to sense that everyone is keeping a bigger secret from him, even Drew. He must use his wit to discern friend from foe and to read between the lines of his scripted world before the people in control realize he knows in order to break free in The 15th of Finality.Ver livro
Horses, a sympathetic ear, or a good night's sleep. Cole Woodruff, owner of the Lazy W Dude Ranch, supplies whatever his guests need. But when Jack Harmon arrives, Cole's own desires clamor to be met. Should he risk the ranch to satisfy what might be nothing more than an itch? And even if Jack turns out to be that special man Cole's yearned for, is it right to move forward when a vulnerable child is involved? Not long ago, Jack was awarded custody of his son Alex after the sudden death of the boy's mother. Out on the road for all of his son's life, what does he know about being a dad? Sleepless nights spent worrying have worn Jack to a raw nerve. Visiting the dude ranch with Alex, Jack delights in Cole's friendship. And the way Cole's warm, wonderful voice is so soothing, it cradles Jack to sleep whenever they're together. Jack aches to spend every night dreaming in the big cowboy's arms. But can a lullaby last forever? Or will the dream fade when morning comes?Ver livro
Gary isn't too upset about getting second place in the Lord of the Leather Daddies contest at this year's Pride Pageant, because he's won something better than a crown and title: the attention of the Prince of Pups, Tomas. Tomas is looking for an experienced man to be his master, and Gary is happy to show the pup some new tricks. He's never had a boy like this before, but Tomas is good boy, in every sense. However, Gary finds himself occasionally uncomfortable with the differences between them. Aside from their ages, Tomas's experiences as a young gay man are unlike anything Gary went through, and Tomas is far from being as responsible as Gary was in his early twenties. The little doubts add up, until Gary wonders whether all the fun and companionship Tomas can offer is really worth it. Is Gary ready for what it means to be a daddy to this pup? Or is this old dog beyond the point where he can learn new tricks?Ver livro
Beaten and thrown out of his home by his father, Guy ends up on the streets. A few days later he's 'adopted' by two strays, a German shepherd mix and a gray kitten. Later that night, when he returns to a vacant house he'd found the previous day, he meets three other homeless teens -- Mack, Tone, and Dani. After a false start, because they think he's a punk looking for trouble, they become friends. Dani insists the animals need names, and she decides to call the kitten Ghost, while the dog becomes Shadow. When Mack and Guy are threatened by two real punks in the alley behind the house, Shadow defends them, with Mack's help. This leads to their decision that it isn't safe to remain where they are. As they move on, the quartet's friendship deepens, and Guy eventually trusts them enough to tell them he's gay ... which they accept with no problem, as it turns out so are Mack and Tone. Now they have to continue dealing with life on the streets while COVID ravages the country, making being homeless a fight for their very survival.Ver livro
