Bøker av Kacen Callender

From award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time. Felix Love has never been in love - and, yes, he's painfully aware of the irony.

From Stonewall and Lambda Awardwinning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.Felix Love has never been in loveand, yes, hes painfully aware of the irony. He desperately wants to know what its like and why it seems so easy for everyone but himto find someone. Whats worse is that, even though he is proud of his identity, Felix also secretly fears that hes one marginalization too manyBlack, queer, and transgenderto ever get his own happily-ever-after. When an anonymous student begins sending him transphobic messagesafter publicly posting Felixs deadname alongside images of him before he transitionedFelix comes up with a plan for revenge. What he didnt count on: his catfish scenario landing him in a quasilove triangle....But as he navigates his complicated feelings, Felix begins a journey of questioning and self-discovery that helps redefine his most important relationship: how he feels about himself. Felix Ever After is an honest and layered story about identity, falling in love, and recognizing the love you deserve."e;Felix is attending an ultracompetitive arts summer program to have a better shot at a full scholarship to Brown when someone posts Felixs dead name beside photos of him, pre-transition, in the schools lobby. Felixs plot to get revenge throws him onto the path of love and self-discovery."e;(Publishers Weekly, "e;An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List"e;)

Logan Gray is Hollywood's bad boy - a talented but troubled actor who the public loves to hate. Mattie Cole is an up-and-coming golden boy, adored by all but plagued by insecurities.When Logan and Mattie are cast as leads in a new romantic film, Logan claims that Matt has 'zero talent', sending the film's publicity into a nosedive. To create positive buzz, the two are persuaded into a fake-dating scheme - but as the two actors get to know their new characters, real feelings start to develop.As public scrutiny intensifies and old wounds resurface, the two must fight for their relationship and their love.

~Lambda Literary Award finalist for the best LGBT YA novel of 2018~A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy about Nathan Bird, who has sworn off happy endings but is sorely tested when his former best friend, Ollie, moves back to town.Nathan Bird doesn't believe in happy endings. Although he's the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate's seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life.Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel?but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com-worthy, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernández, his childhood best friend.After a painful mix-up when they were little, Nate finally has the chance to tell Ollie the truth about his feelings. But can Nate find the courage to pursue his own happily ever after?

The second novel in the Islands of Blood and Storm series set in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world embattled by colonial oppression -- perfect for fans of R. F. Kuang and Tasha Suri.

An ambitious young woman with the power to control minds seeks to topple the royals responsible for the slaughter of her family years before, in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world embattled by colonial oppression.